Inventors:
Benjamin Arcand - Minneapolis MN, US
Bryan N. Rolfes - St. Paul MN, US
Nikhil M. Murdeshwar - Maple Grove MN, US
Joseph E. Hale - Maplewood MN, US
Steven M. Johnson - La Crosse WI, US
Luke A. Mitlyng - Litchfield MN, US
Joseph Mullenbach - Adams MN, US
Kristopher I. Kapphahn - Minneapolis MN, US
Assignee:
Minnesota Funeral Directors Association - Maple Grove MN
International Classification:
A01N 1/00, F23G 1/00, A61C 19/00
US Classification:
27 241, 27 211, 433 34, 433 36, 433 37, 433 90, 110194
Abstract:
The invention described herein provides for a simple, economical system and method for reducing environmental release of dental amalgamous mercury from teeth caused by cremation of corpses. The invention controls and reduces the amount of mercury released using a pre-crematorial and non-disfiguring system and method. The system of the invention can include a dental containment and applicator delivery system to apply a curable thermal protectant composition onto the teeth. The composition coating significantly inhibits the extent of thermal destruction of the tooth per se including its amalgam filling content.