Interproximal brush floss pick
AssigneeVirginia Commonwealth University
InventorChristina B. GORDON
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Abstract
A combined flossing and interproximal brushing dental device, comprising: a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to be held by a user; a first arm; a second arm; dental floss engaging members positioned at or towards a free end of the first arm and at or towards a free end of the second arm, wherein said first arm and said second arm are spaced apart on the handle and the dental floss engaging members are configured to hold dental floss, extending between the first arm and the second arm; and an interproximal brush forming all or a part of the first arm.
Claims9
A combined flossing and interproximal brushing dental device, comprising:
- a handle having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to be held by a user;
- a first arm extending from a first point on the handle to a free end, wherein the first point is a first distance from the proximal end of the handle towards the distal end of the handle;
- a second arm extending from a second point on the handle to a free end, wherein the second point is a second distance from the proximal end of the handle at or towards the distal end of the handle, wherein the second distance from the proximal end of the handle is further than the first distance from the proximal end of the handle;
- dental floss engaging members positioned at or towards the free end of the first arm and at or towards the free end of the second arm, wherein said first arm and said second arm are spaced apart on the handle and the dental floss engaging members are configured to hold dental floss extending between the first arm and the second arm;
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- an interproximal brush forming all or a part of the first arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.