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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 18, 2012
Applicants:

John Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Madhusudan Patel, Somerset, NJ (US);

Elizabeth Gittins, Stewartsville, NJ (US);

Harsh M. Trivedi, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Inventors:

John Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Madhusudan Patel, Somerset, NJ (US);

Elizabeth Gittins, Stewartsville, NJ (US);

Harsh M. Trivedi, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include an oral care region having a wearable oral member having a thickness that is reduced during use, a reservoir for retaining an oral fluid, a receiver coupled to the oral member for receiving an oral fluid, and a fluid pathway in communication with the receiver to provide the oral fluid to the reservoir.


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