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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Lutz Christian Gerhardt, Eindhoven, NL;
Neil Francis Joye, Waalre, NL;
Mark Thomas Johnson, Arendonk, BE;
Achim Rudolf Hilgers, Alsdorf, DE;
Amir Hussein Rmaile, Eindhoven, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An oral care device () adapted to generate an RF field for performing an oral cleaning function. The device includes a cleaning unit () for receipt in the mouth which includes a conductor arrangement () which is driven with a drive signal to generate an RF field which cleans surfaces in the mouth. Means is further provided for sensing an electrical or electromagnetic signal arising from interaction of the RF energy with bodies in the mouth, for performing a sensing function with the same RF system components used for generating the RF field for cleaning or treatment.