Smart toothbrush and floss method and system
AssigneeClick Care LLC
InventorsWilliam Richter, Nevin Steinbrink
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Abstract
A toothbrush system includes a toothbrush having a floss pick with position sensors. The position sensors can be used to create a digital representation of the user's mouth and by monitoring the movement of the toothbrush while in use, the system can determine if all surface areas of the teeth have been properly brushed based upon the measured brush time and force. The system can determine if the teeth have been properly flossed based upon the measured floss time and position. If any areas of the teeth have not been properly brushed or flossed, the system can emit a signal informing the user of the areas that need additional brushing or flossing.
Claims20
A teeth cleaning system comprising:
- an elongated tooth cleaner comprising:
- a handle portion on a proximal portion of the elongated tooth cleaner;
- a head portion on a distal portion of the elongated tooth cleaner;
- a removable floss pick with a plurality of bristles coupled to the head portion;
- a position sensor for detecting a position of the floss pick relative to a user's teeth;
- a transmitter for transmitting output data from the position sensor;
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- a processor for determining time and movement of the floss pick between the adjacent surfaces of the user's teeth;
- a receiver coupled to the processor for receiving the output data from the position sensor;
- a memory coupled to the processor for storing a digital representation of the user's teeth;
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- an output device coupled to the processor;
- wherein the processor determines if the movement of the floss pick of the elongated tooth cleaner between the adjacent surfaces of the user's teeth is within a predetermined range and the processor transmits a brushing warning signal to the output device when the pressure and the movement of the head portion of the elongated tooth cleaner between the adjacent surfaces of the user's teeth are outside a predetermined range.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.