Oral care device
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsJustin McDonough, Richard J. Fougere, Robert W. Fusi, III, Curt Binner, Megha Reddy
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Abstract
A device for directing a liquid onto a plurality of surfaces of the oral cavity, the device including a chamber for maintaining the liquid proximate the surfaces, where the chamber is defined by front, rear and base inner walls of the device and the front and rear inner walls each include a plurality of openings, the devices further including a first manifold and a second manifold, a first port and a second port; and means for providing an effective seal of the device within the oral cavity.
Claims12
A mouthpiece for directing a liquid onto a plurality of surfaces of an oral cavity of a mammal, said mouthpiece comprising:
- a chamber for maintaining said liquid proximate said plurality of surfaces, said chamber defined by front and rear inner walls and a base inner wall of said mouthpiece, said base wall extending between said front and rear inner walls, said front and rear inner walls comprising a plurality of openings,
- a first manifold for containing a first portion of said liquid and providing said first portion to said chamber through said openings of said front inner wall,
- a second manifold for containing a second portion of said liquid and providing said second portion to said chamber through said openings of said rear inner wall,
- a first port for conveying said first portion of liquid to and from said first manifold,
- a second port for conveying said second portion of liquid to and from said second manifold;
- wherein said mouthpiece comprises only two ports, said first and second ports, for conveying liquid to and from said mouthpiece.
A mouthpiece for directing a liquid onto a plurality of surfaces of an oral cavity of a mammal, said mouthpiece comprising:
- a chamber for maintaining said liquid proximate said plurality of surfaces, said chamber defined by front and rear inner walls and a base inner wall of said mouthpiece, said base wall extending between said front and rear inner walls, said front and rear inner walls comprising a plurality of openings,
- a first manifold for containing a first portion of said liquid and providing said first portion to said chamber through said openings of said front inner wall,
- a second manifold for containing a second portion of said liquid and providing said second portion to said chamber through said openings of said rear inner wall,
- a first port for conveying said first portion of liquid to and from said first manifold;
- a second port for conveying said second portion of liquid to and from said second manifold;
- a plurality of front lumens connected by said first manifold and a plurality of rear lumens connected by said second manifold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.