Apparatus and method for animal dental cleaning
AssigneeBarkbox, Inc.
InventorsHENRIK WERDELIN, VIVIEN HEO, MELISSA SELIGMANN, MIKKEL JENSEN
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Abstract
An edible chew for oral delivery of a substance includes a body portion having a plurality of protrusions and an open channel extending longitudinally along the body portion, the channel configured to receive the substance for oral delivery. The channel includes a channel opening, having two opposed shoulder portions, and a cavity, the channel opening, shoulder portions and cavity being configured to inhibit removal of the substance by the animal without ingestion of the edible chew.
Claims23
An edible chew for oral delivery of a substance comprising:
- a body portion having a plurality of protrusions;
- an open channel extending longitudinally along the body portion, the channel configured to receive the substance for oral delivery;
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- wherein the channel includes a channel opening, having two opposed shoulder portions, and a cavity, the channel opening, shoulder portions and cavity being configured to inhibit removal of the substance by the animal without ingestion of the edible chew.
A system for oral delivery of a dental cleaning agent comprising:
- an edible chew that includes:
- a body portion having a plurality of protrusions;
- an open channel extending longitudinally along the body portion, the channel configured to receive the dental cleaning composition, the channel including a channel opening, having two opposed shoulder portions, and a cavity, the channel opening, shoulder portions and cavity being configured to inhibit removal of the dental cleaning composition by the animal without ingestion of the edible chew;
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- a dental cleaning agent, doses of which may be placed within the open channel of the chew for oral delivery.
A method of orally delivering a dental cleaning composition to an animal comprising the steps of:
- placing a dose of dental cleaning agent within an open channel of an edible chew, the open channel extending longitudinally along a body portion of the edible chew and including a channel opening, having two opposed shoulder portions, and a cavity, the channel opening, shoulder portions and cavity being configured to inhibit removal of the dental cleaning agent by the animal without ingestion of the edible chew;
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- providing the edible chew with dental cleaning agent to an animal for consumption.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.