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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Charles Louis Urso, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Charles Louis Urso, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/16 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A61C 15/04 (2006.01); A46B 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 17/22 (2013.01); A46B 13/02 (2013.01); A61C 15/047 (2013.01); A61C 15/048 (2013.01); A61C 17/16 (2013.01); A61C 17/225 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments shown and described include drivers () for power-driving an otherwise manual dental implement () of the type including an implement handle attached to a dental hygienic head. One of the drivers () comprises a socket () defining an entrance () for detachably receiving an implement handle within the socket. The socket includes an elongate elastic constrictor () positioned to surround the implement handle when the latter is inserted into the socket for holding the dental implement. A motor-powered device () connected to the socket is arranged for power-driving the dental implement to facilitate oral hygiene.