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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Charles Deane, Cambridge, GB;
Felipe Maia Masculo, Eindhoven, NL;
Vincent Jeanne, Migne Auxances, FR;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention discloses an oral care device () comprising a head portion () having a protuberance () for engaging an interproximal region within an oral cavity. The oral care device () also comprises at least one sensor () for acquiring motion data for the oral care device, and a processor (). The processor is configured to determine when the protuberance of the head portion engages an interproximal region in the oral cavity; and determine, based on motion data acquired by the at least one sensor as the protuberance moves between interproximal regions, a position of the head portion of the oral care device in the oral cavity. An oral care system and a method of determining a position of an oral care device in an oral cavity are also disclosed.