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Dental hygiene appliance

US5306143A · kind A · utility

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6References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 1992
Grant dateApr 26, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N2005/0606
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dental hygiene appliance for brushing teeth composed of a handle; a brushing head connected to the handle and a set of tooth brushing bristles projecting in a given direction from the head; a source of monochromatic radiation having a given wavelength; and elements for directing the radiation from the head in a direction having at least a component in the given direction; wherein the elements for directing radiation are structurally separate from the bristles.

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