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US 2019/0336756 A1Published application
Oral Device with Activating Element
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsPatrik JOHANSSON, Evaristo DELGADO, Daniel WAINLESS
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Abstract
An oral care implement herein may be embodied as an oral device for placement in the oral cavity. The device may include an insert configured for placement in the oral cavity in contact with a wearer's teeth and an activating member configured for placement in the oral cavity and selectively attachable to the insert.
Claims12
An oral device comprising:
- an insert configured for placement in an oral cavity in contact with teeth in the oral cavity, the insert comprising:
- a base;
- at least one electrical element attached to the base;
- and
- at least one first electrical connector electrically connected to the at least electronic element;
- and
- an activating member comprising:
- a base comprising a channel;
- a power source;
- and
- at least one second electrical connector operably coupled to the power source;
- and
- wherein the insert is positioned in the channel of the base of the activating member so that the at least one first electrical connector of the insert is electrically coupled to the at least one second electrical connector of the activating member to supply power from the power source of the activating member to the at least one electronic element of the insert.
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An oral device comprising:
- an insert configured for placement in an oral cavity in contact with teeth in the oral cavity, the insert comprising a channel;
- an active agent disposed in the channel of the insert;
- an activating member comprising:
- a base comprising a channel;
- a power source;
- and
- at least one light source operably coupled to the power source;
- wherein the insert is positioned in the channel of the base of the activating member;
- and
- wherein the insert is formed of a material that permits at least 80% transmission of light emitted from the light source.
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A method of treating teeth comprising:
- placing an insert into a user's oral cavity so that the user's teeth are located in contact with an active agent on the insert;
- placing an activating member into the user's oral cavity and positioning the activating member over the insert so that the insert is at least partially positioned within a channel of the activating member;
- and
- wherein the insert and the activating member have electrical connectors that are operably coupled together when the insert is located in the channel of the activating member to supply power from a power source of the activating member to an electrical element of the insert.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.