A61C15/00

Interdental anchoring apparatuses and methods
10531939 · 2020-01-14 ·

One or more oral devices having interdental anchors configured to elastically deform and engage with an interdental gap between adjacent teeth. One or more medical devices can then be secured to the oral device via a securing portion, allowing the medical device to be secured relative to the patient.

Interdental anchoring apparatuses and methods
10531939 · 2020-01-14 ·

One or more oral devices having interdental anchors configured to elastically deform and engage with an interdental gap between adjacent teeth. One or more medical devices can then be secured to the oral device via a securing portion, allowing the medical device to be secured relative to the patient.

DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ORAL HYGIENE
20200000564 · 2020-01-02 ·

This application relates to oral hygiene and/teeth cleaning devices and associated methods. The devices can be configured to have a shape that allows all or substantially all of a user's teeth to be cleaned at once. In some embodiments, the devices are configured to be useable, for example, without access to water or a bathroom. The devices can be used to freshen up and clean the user's mouth on-the-go. In some embodiments, the devices are disposable.

Dental flossing device
10517703 · 2019-12-31 · ·

A dental flossing device is made of an elastic material. Its central structure is a resiliently stretchable elastic, bridge strip with a cross section having different shapes. When stretched, the strip has a changeable diameter to help remove debris between teeth. The strip includes corrugations or spirals along its length and may include different drugs or flavors to give the user a medicine or a taste while cleaning the teeth. At each end of the strip, there is an elastic opposing handle. Handles may be bridged by two or more stretchable strips. The two handles may have different dimensions and thicknesses, as well as different profiles; they may be resiliently stretchable so as to serve themselves as additional flossing members. The device may comprise more than two handles and more than one flossing strip and thus may form various configurations such as ring-like, chain-like, star-like, etc. A method for making the dental flossing device out of the elastic material includes molding the elastic, bridge strip and integrally molding the elastic opposing handles at opposite ends of the strip.

Dental treatment appliance

A dental treatment appliance includes a handle, a nozzle for engaging the teeth of the user and for delivering a burst of working fluid to the teeth of a user, and a datum component also for engaging the teeth of the user. Each of the nozzle and the datum component is moveable relative to the handle. A control circuit detects relative movement between the nozzle and the datum component as the appliance is moved along the teeth of a user, and actuates the delivery of working fluid to the teeth of the user depending on the detected relative movement.

Tool for treatment of interdental surfaces
10507078 · 2019-12-17 · ·

The tool for treatment of interdental surfaces includes a strip (10) having an abrasive field (12) on at least one of its longitudinal sides (11). The field is situated at a distance (A) from the apical edge (11a) of the longitudinal side, the longitudinal side being blank between the apical edge and the field.

Tool for treatment of interdental surfaces
10507078 · 2019-12-17 · ·

The tool for treatment of interdental surfaces includes a strip (10) having an abrasive field (12) on at least one of its longitudinal sides (11). The field is situated at a distance (A) from the apical edge (11a) of the longitudinal side, the longitudinal side being blank between the apical edge and the field.

Bio-resorbable debride or implant cleaning tool and method of manufacturing the same
10485327 · 2019-11-26 · ·

The present invention is directed to a debridement and/or implant cleaning tool (1) in which the means for cleaning (4) is made of a biodegradable material. Thus, if parts of the means for cleaning (4) come loose during use, these will be degraded by natural processes in the body and will not remain in the body and cause negative body reactions.

Bio-resorbable debride or implant cleaning tool and method of manufacturing the same
10485327 · 2019-11-26 · ·

The present invention is directed to a debridement and/or implant cleaning tool (1) in which the means for cleaning (4) is made of a biodegradable material. Thus, if parts of the means for cleaning (4) come loose during use, these will be degraded by natural processes in the body and will not remain in the body and cause negative body reactions.

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTER-DENTAL CLEANING TOOL

In order to prevent shaft portion from being broken in ejection of base portion from mold, method for manufacturing interdental cleaning tool includes: base portion forming step of forming base portion by filling first space of primary mold (50) with synthetic resin, which includes first and second mold members (50A, 50B); and cleaning portion forming step of forming cleaning portion around shaft portion by filling second space of secondary mold with elastomer. Base portion forming step uses first and second mold members (50A, 50B). First and second molds include: first and second contact surfaces (51A, 51B); pair of first and second spaced-apart portions (54A, 54B); and first and second connection portions (52A, 52B), angle (0) between each of first and second spaced-apart portions (54A, 54B) and separation plane being acute.