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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Douglas Hohlbein, Hopewell, NJ (US);
Elizabeth Gittins, Stewartsville, NJ (US);
Harsh M. Trivedi, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, MD (US);
Madhusudan Patel, Somerset, NJ (US);
Deborah Peru, Lebanon, NJ (US);
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to devices and systems for detecting the existence of oral conditions. In one aspect, the invention is a device including a detector capable of detecting a marker of an oral condition; a self-contained indicator that is actuated by a signal from the detector, wherein the indicator is one of a structural indicator adapted to undergo a physical change that is haptically perceptible, a dye adapted to be released into a user's mouth, and a flavor adapted to be released into a user's mouth; and wherein said device is detachably securable to an oral care implement.