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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert K. Wagstaff, Bountiful, UT (US);
Assignee:
Dr. Bob's Ltd., Bountiful, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/02 ; A46B 9/06 ; A61B 1/724 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B 9/02 ; A46B 9/06 ; A61B 1/724 ;
Abstract
Devices for cleaning the human tongue and methods for making such devices are disclosed. The tongue cleaner may include a tongue brush and a tongue scraper. The tongue cleaner may be of unitary injection molded construction. The tongue cleaner bristles may be tapered to a point for cleaning crevices of a human tongue, and the bristles may be angled or curved. The tongue scraper contains at least one blade for removal of undesirable material from the tongue by a scraping action. The tongue brush and tongue scraper may be combined into one unit or may be made and used separately.