Patent · US Expired

Clean breath wand

US5779654A · kind A · utility

188Cited by

14References

18Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Rita S. Foley · Lake Zurich, US
Patrick Foley · Lake Zurich, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 26, 1997
Grant date	Jul 14, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 26, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/244
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The clean breath wand comprises an elongate hollow body having a distal end, a proximal end and a proximal handle portion, a coupling member for coupling the proximal end to a source of liquid, a head end fixed to the distal end of the hollow body, and the head end having an outer end face with at least one tongue scraping rib or blade thereon and at least one irrigating opening extending through the front end and opening onto the outer end face.

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