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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 05, 2015
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Marco Baragona, Delft, NL;
Yu-Wen Chang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Milica Kovacevic Milivojevic, Eindhoven, NL;
Valentina Lavezzo, Heeze, NL;
Bart Gottenbos, Budel, NL;
Sandra Hotzl, Eindhoven, NL;
Quintin Oliver Williams, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An oral cleaning device () including: a nozzle portion () configured to direct a plurality of liquid droplets; an actuator (); a mode selector (); a liquid reservoir () wherein in operation liquid is moved from the liquid reservoir into an orifice () at the proximal end of the nozzle; a system () configured to drive a plunger or piston element () toward the proximal end of the nozzle to create a spray of liquid droplets when the moving air comes into contact with the liquid; a control unit () configured to control the system to drive the plunger a predetermined number of times in response to a single actuation of the actuator, where the control unit is further configured to accept input from the user via the mode selector, and the mode selector is configured for the user to select a number of liquid bursts that will be delivered in response to a single actuation of the actuator.