Dental cleaning device

US8443476B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Alexander Hilscher · Oberursel, DE
• Hansjorg Reick · Steinbach, DE
• Martin Stratmann · Meerbusch, DE
• Peter Trawinski · Weiterstadt, DE
• Wolfgang Vorbeck · Idstein, DE
• Armin Schwarz-Hartmann · Wendelsheim, DE
• Christian Neyer · Eschborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 19, 2012
• Grant date: May 21, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61C2204/005
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electric toothbrush with a removable brush section having a transponder communicating with a handle portion of the toothbrush via a non-contacting inductive coupling.