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Oral hygiene device

US5321865A · kind A · utility

146Cited by
4References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1993
Grant dateJun 21, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 25, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C17/028
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The oral hygiene device of the invention comprises an interchangeable end and a body (10) extended to take said end. The end may be either a movable one carrying a toothbrush or a fixed one (11) consisting of a nozzle designed to emit a pulsed jet of water generated by a pump fitted in the body (10). The movable end is designed to be given a linear and pivoting alternating movement by a drive mechanism (15) actuated by a motor (16) fitted inside the body (10).

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