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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Harold D. Ochs, Flemington, NJ (US);
Joseph Pannia, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Harold D. Ochs, Flemington, NJ (US);
Joseph Pannia, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc, Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention includes coated monofilament dental tapes for removing plaque and/or food debris from interdental spaces of a mammal, which dental tapes have a core body with an aspect ratio of about 5:1 or greater, a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface opposite the first cleaning surface, a plurality of ribs disposed along the length of each cleaning surface, and a coating containing about 0.8 milligram per yard of dental tape or more of an abrasive and about 0.8 milligram per yard dental tape or more of sodium bicarbonate.