EP 1542639 A1 20050622 - SELF-CONTAINED ORAL CLEANING DEVICE
Title (en)
SELF-CONTAINED ORAL CLEANING DEVICE
Title (de)
EIGENSTÄNDIGE MUNDHYGIENE-VORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF D HYGIENE BUCCALE AUTONOME
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0316082 W 20030522
- US 23368702 A 20020904
- US 31573002 A 20021210
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2004021958A1] In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an oral cleaning device (10) is provided with a nozzle (120) to jet a pressurized liquid. The oral cleaning device has a body (12), a neck (16) extending from the body (12) and a head (18) attached to the neck (16). The oral cleaning device (10) further includes a refillable reservoir (30) defined by the body (12) for holding a liquid. An on-board pump (14) is used to pressurize the liquid contained in the reservoir (30). The oral cleaning device (10) further includes a channel (108) from the reservoir (30) to the nozzle (120) in the head (18) such that when pressurized fluid in the reservoir (30) is released, the fluid jets from the oral cleaning device (10). The head and neck assembly is also interchangeable with other head and neck assemblies to provide different cleaning features. First, the nozzle (120) by itself to remove plaque and to simulate flossing between teeth. Second, the nozzle with bristles and the head shaped to brush teeth. Third, the nozzle with bristles and the head shaped to brush a tongue. Finally, a head defined to scrape a tongue.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A46B 11/00 (2006.01); A46B 11/02 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/02 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A61C 17/30 (2006.01); A61G 17/02 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01); A46B 13/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61C 17/0202 (2013.01); A61C 17/222 (2013.01); A61C 17/30 (2013.01); A46B 13/06 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1066 (2013.01); A61B 17/244 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2004021958 A1 20040318; AU 2003233633 A1 20040329; EP 1542639 A1 20050622; EP 1542639 A4 20090311; JP 2004097776 A 20040402; JP 3686409 B2 20050824
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0316082 W 20030522; AU 2003233633 A 20030522; EP 03729072 A 20030522; JP 2003076933 A 20030320