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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Craig Kortick Black, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dainia Edwards, Issaquah, WA (US);
Donald Charles Baumgarten, Seattle, WA (US);
Ahren Karl Johnson, North Bend, WA (US);
Tyler G. Kloster, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Wolter F. Benning, Seattle, WA (US);
Craig Kortick Black, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dainia Edwards, Issaquah, WA (US);
Donald Charles Baumgarten, Seattle, WA (US);
Ahren Karl Johnson, North Bend, WA (US);
Tyler G. Kloster, Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Wolter F. Benning, Seattle, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The guidance assembly is used for precise cleaning of interproximal spaces of teeth. The guidance assembly includes a base portion () for contacting the surfaces of teeth and gum region, adjacent the interproximal space, the base portion being approximately 12 mm in diameter to provide stable contact with the teeth and gum region. The guidance assembly also includes a tip portion () which extends forward of the base portion and includes an opening () through which the droplet spray is directed coincident with the plane of the interproximal space.