WO1998031297A2 - Mundhygienegerät - Google Patents
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- WO1998031297A2 WO1998031297A2 PCT/DE1998/000143 DE9800143W WO9831297A2 WO 1998031297 A2 WO1998031297 A2 WO 1998031297A2 DE 9800143 W DE9800143 W DE 9800143W WO 9831297 A2 WO9831297 A2 WO 9831297A2
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- head
- oral hygiene
- holding piece
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
- A46B5/0004—Additional brush head
- A46B5/0016—Brushes with heads on opposite sides or ends of a handle not intended for simultaneous use
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0055—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
- A46B15/0069—Brushes fitted with a interdental devices, e.g. toothpick
- A46B15/0073—Brushes with an arrangement for using the floss
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B15/00—Other brushes; Brushes with additional arrangements
- A46B15/0055—Brushes combined with other articles normally separate from the brushing process, e.g. combs, razors, mirrors
- A46B15/0075—Brushes with an additional massage device
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
- A46B9/005—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body where the brushing material is not made of bristles, e.g. sponge, rubber or paper
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
- A61C15/00—Devices for cleaning between the teeth
- A61C15/04—Dental floss; Floss holders
- A61C15/046—Flossing tools
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
- A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
- A46B2200/1066—Toothbrush for cleaning the teeth or dentures
- A46B2200/108—Inter-dental toothbrush, i.e. for cleaning interdental spaces specifically
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A46—BRUSHWARE
- A46B—BRUSHES
- A46B5/00—Brush bodies; Handles integral with brushware
- A46B5/0004—Additional brush head
- A46B5/0008—Brushes with two or more heads on the same end of a handle not intended for simultaneous use
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- the invention relates to an oral hygiene device with a resilient, elastic, foam-like working part on the head of a holding piece.
- the toothbrush is considered the best known and most frequently used device.
- devices are also known which have resiliently elastic materials on the head of a handpiece instead of bristles. Dispensing with bristles is intended to prevent the abrasion damage to the tooth enamel or dentin that occurs (DE 36 21 815 AI and DE 80 06 416 Ul).
- the invention has for its object to provide an oral hygiene device in which the problems described above, resulting from soft, absorbent sponges, stiff nonwovens or the like, do not occur and with which an overall improved cleaning and massage effect can be achieved and can be used more universally than is possible with the previously known toothbrushes.
- the working part consists of a stamped part made of closed-cell foam, for example EVA mixed polymer foam, the cells lying on the stamped surface being opened by the stamping.
- the tooth is cleaned with the aid of a synthetic, elastic foam, the cells of which are closed on all sides inside. This makes it almost impossible for water and saliva to be sucked into the interior, for example when using an EVA mixed polymer foam. This means that dirt or bacteria and viruses cannot penetrate the foam and get stuck in it.
- the toothpaste can be pressed onto the tooth surface and shifted on the tooth surface by the cut cells with a diameter of approximately 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm. Due to the varying press pressure, suction forces can also occur, which are desirable, for example, when cleaning the gum pockets.
- the cleaning effect according to claim 1 is therefore primarily not by abrasive and abrasive bristles or fleece fibers, but instead mainly due to the cleaning effect of the toothpaste itself, in connection with a suction / pressure method, whereby the effect of the ingredients, such as fluorides, sludge chalk, foaming agents, etc., is enhanced.
- the application of medication is also facilitated by such a foam.
- the last part of the task of achieving a more universal usability of the oral hygiene device is achieved according to the features of claim 11 in that the end of the holding piece opposite the head has a continuous conical channel running at right angles to the surface of the holding piece, with an opening angle of maximum 15 °.
- Interdental cleaners such as brush brushes, fir brushes, massage wedges or the like are inserted into these with holders that are congruent with the channel.
- the taper causes the interdental cleaners inserted into the canal to adhere sufficiently.
- this part of the object is further achieved in that the end of the holding piece opposite the head has a holder for dental floss, which according to the features of
- Claim 13 from at least two, preferably three there are lateral incisions that clamp the dental floss and are distributed on the edge of the holding piece at equal distances from one another.
- the advantage is that it is not necessary to reach into the oral cavity with both hands, which must also hold the thread.
- the hands do not get into the oral cavity.
- the thread guide is easier and more precise.
- the spikes at a premolar width can also adapt better to the interdental space.
- the stamped part extends on both sides of the head of the holding piece, while as an alternative to this, according to claim 5, the stamped part extends only on one side of the head of the holding piece and a brush-like working part is arranged on the other side of the head.
- This technology not only saves costs and the cumbersome change between different devices, but the tooth occlusal surfaces in the upper and lower jaw can be cleaned at the same time. For reasons of space, the visible bristle length is limited to a maximum of 8 mm.
- the head of the holding piece receives a continuous recess for receiving and holding the stamped part and / or the brush-like working part, while according to claim 7, the retention of the foam is further improved by a wedge-shaped elevation on the inner surface of the recess of the head.
- the stamped part is under
- Compression can be inserted into the recess in the head of the holding piece so that it protrudes to the same extent on both sides of the head and remains clamped after the compression has been released.
- the advantage of this design is that a more complex attachment of the foam to the head is not necessary because of the resulting pressing effect can achieve sufficient retention of the foam.
- This construction also allows cleaning on two foam surfaces, namely on the occlusal tooth surfaces of the upper and lower jaw, as well as a simple replacement of the foam or of the brush-like working part assembled in one piece with the stamped part, which on both sides of the head in protrudes the same degree, and that according to claim 10 no more than 8 mm each to have enough space in the oral cavity.
- Fig. 1 shows the microstructure of an inventive
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of a holder for such a foam
- FIG. 5 is an oblique view of a head of an oral hygiene device
- Fig. 6 is a side view of another
- Oral hygiene device with brush part, foam part and other extras,
- Fig. 7 shows the application of dental floss on the holding piece of the oral hygiene device
- Fig. 8 is a look into the oral cavity with a
- FIG 1 shows the closed cells A inside the foam used according to the invention.
- the cells B on the punching surface Q are open.
- V-tip D has a radius of curvature of about 1 mm, and the point of the tips F are at a distance of about 7 mm to 10 mm.
- the groove depth E is between 3 mm and 5 mm.
- Fig. 3 shows the head K of a holding piece H with a recess G, into which the stamped part C can be inserted and clamped therein due to its own elasticity.
- Fig. 4 shows the section through the holder along the line J in Fig. 3 with wedge-shaped elevations 0 on the inside of the recess G in the head K.
- FIG 5 shows the head K of the holding piece H with a stamped part C which is inserted into the recess G and which is aligned centrally in the recess G.
- FIG. 6 shows the head K with a stamped part C inserted into the recess G, which extends only on one side of the head K, while a brush-like working part L is arranged on the other side, which - like the stamped part C - protrudes a maximum of 8 mm from the head K.
- FIG. 6 also shows an interdental cleaner M at the distal end of the holding piece H opposite the head K, which can be inserted into a continuous conical channel.
- Fig. 7 shows the distal end of the holding piece H opposite the head with a holder for attaching dental floss P.
- This holder consists of three laterally straight incisions N which receive the dental floss P by one end of the silk about 10 cm before its end in one of the distal incisions N is placed and the short end is wound through the various incisions N until it is stuck (see also FIG. 6). Then the silk end can still be inserted through the conical channel provided for the interdental cleaners M, whereby the hold of the tooth side P is further improved. In this way, the dental floss P can be held at one end by the handle and at the other end by hand, as shown in FIG. 8.
- both silk ends are stretched around a device, not only is a single device spared, but the way in which the dental floss P is handled in the mouth is easier and more precise.
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Priority Applications (4)
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US09/341,920 US6168434B1 (en) | 1997-01-21 | 1998-01-18 | Oral hygiene appliance |
CA002277918A CA2277918C (en) | 1997-01-21 | 1998-01-18 | Oral hygiene appliance |
EP98906819A EP0961593A2 (de) | 1997-01-21 | 1998-01-18 | Mundhygienegerät |
JP53352598A JP2001510371A (ja) | 1997-01-21 | 1998-01-18 | 口腔衛生器具 |
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DE29700952.4 | 1997-01-21 | ||
DE29700952U DE29700952U1 (de) | 1997-01-21 | 1997-01-21 | Zahnreinigungsgerät |
DE29717964U DE29717964U1 (de) | 1997-10-09 | 1997-10-09 | Mundhygienegerät |
DE29717964.0 | 1997-10-09 |
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WO1998031297A2 true WO1998031297A2 (de) | 1998-07-23 |
WO1998031297A3 WO1998031297A3 (de) | 1998-09-11 |
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PCT/DE1998/000143 WO1998031297A2 (de) | 1997-01-21 | 1998-01-18 | Mundhygienegerät |
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US (1) | US6168434B1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP0961593A2 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2001510371A (de) |
CA (1) | CA2277918C (de) |
WO (1) | WO1998031297A2 (de) |
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- 1998-01-18 CA CA002277918A patent/CA2277918C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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CA2277918C (en) | 2000-05-16 |
WO1998031297A3 (de) | 1998-09-11 |
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