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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
Phillip M. Braun, Exeter, RI (US);
William R. Brown, Jr., Peabody, MA (US);
Alexander T. Chenvainu, Sudbury, MA (US);
Thomas A. Christman, Lexington, MA (US);
Phillip M. Braun, Exeter, RI (US);
William R. Brown, Jr., Peabody, MA (US);
Alexander T. Chenvainu, Sudbury, MA (US);
Thomas A. Christman, Lexington, MA (US);
Braun GmbH, Kronberg, DE;
Abstract
Tooth cleaning devices. An embodiment of a tooth cleaning device includes: an elongated head sized to fit in an oral cavity. The elongated head having a first surface and a neck extending from the head. A first tooth cleaning element having a plurality of upstanding wiping members extends upward from below the first surface and extends radially outward from a center of the first tooth cleaning element. Each upstanding wiping member has a free outermost edge that extends upwards substantially from the first surface to the top of the wiping member. A plurality of upstanding arcuate shaped second tooth cleaning elements secured to the head and located outboard of the first tooth cleaning element are also provided. In addition, a plurality of upstanding third tooth cleaning elements are secured to the head and border an edge of the first surface. The third tooth cleaning elements have a circular cross-sectional area.