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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2009
Tomohiro Kunita, Hikone, JP;
Suehisa Kishimoto, Hikone, JP;
Tomohiro Kunita, Hikone, JP;
Suehisa Kishimoto, Hikone, JP;
Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The electronic toothbrush () includes a brush head () having an implantation area where bristles () for brushing of teeth are fixed and a handle () configured to carry the brush head (). The brush head () includes a brush electrode exposed on its surface. The brush electrode includes a first electrode () located in the implantation area where the bristles () are fixed and a second electrode () located in a non-implantation area where no bristles () are fixed. The handle () includes a handle electrode () exposed on its surface. The handle () is configured to house a power source () for applying a voltage between the handle electrode () and each of the first electrode () and the second electrode (). The bristles () are fixed directly to the first electrode ().