Method and apparatus for oral appliance cleaning and storage
OwnerNancy Clennoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of portably cleaning and storing oral appliances, providing the user with a low cost system, that may be inconspicuously and conveniently carried in a pocket, or other means, that is convenient to use, that is disposable, and has a high likelihood of use by teens as well as adults. The primary advantage of using the present invention is that the user will have the ability to store and clean their oral appliance in any location.
Claims20
A disposable oral appliance storage and cleaning assembly comprising:
- a. a storage pouch;
- b. a cleaning cloth;
- c. storage pouch packaging;
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- d. cleaning cloth packaging, wherein said storage pouch packaging houses said storage pouch and said cleaning cloth packaging houses said cleaning cloth.
A disposable oral appliance storage and cleaning assembly comprising:
- a. a storage pouch;
- b. a cleaning cloth;
- c. storage pouch packaging;
- and
- d. cleaning cloth packaging, wherein said storage pouch packaging houses said storage pouch and said cleaning cloth packaging houses said cleaning cloth.
A method of storing and cleaning an oral appliance comprising the steps of:
- a. Removing said oral appliance from the oral cavity;
- b. Tearing open the storage pouch packaging;
- c. Removing the storage pouch from the storage pouch packaging;
- d. Unfolding said storage pouch;
- e. Placing said oral appliance in said storage pouch;
- f. Removing said oral appliance from said storage pouch when termination of storage is desired;
- g. Tearing open the cleaning cloth packaging;
- h. Removing the cleaning cloth from said cleaning cloth packaging;
- i. Cleaning said oral appliance with said cleaning cloth;
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- j. Reinserting said oral appliance into the oral cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.