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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Martin John Edwards, Solihull, GB;
Toon Hardeman, s'Hertogenbosch, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method () for calibrating a pressure sensor () of an oral cleaning device (). The method comprises the steps of: providing an oral cleaning device comprising a body portion (), an elongated member () extending from the body portion and comprising a head (), a pressure sensor () configured to obtain a measurement of a force applied to the head by the user during a cleaning session, and a processor () configured to receive, from the pressure sensor, the measurement of force applied to the head; obtaining a non-zero load calibration parameter; and calibrating, by the processor using the non-zero load calibration parameter, the measurement of force received from the pressure sensor.