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US 6,186,782 B1Granted
Oral cavity cleaning device, particularly for bedridden patients
AssigneeStarmed Co., Ltd.
InventorLibero Luppi
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Abstract
An oral cavity cleaning device, particularly for bedridden patients, which comprises a body which has a grip portion connected to a front portion provided with bristles and the like, a channel provided inside the body with an opening at the bristles and an inlet which can be connected to an air suction unit, a container with a liquid located inside the channel, fluid tight means and internal ribs for peripherally supporting the container so as to form an annular region of the channel for the passage of fluid.
Claims6
An oral cavity cleaning device, particularly for bedridden patients, comprising a suction unit;
- a body which has a grip portion;
- an additional front portion connected to said grip portion;
- cleaning means provided at said front portion for cleaning the oral cavity;
- a through channel being formed inside said body, said channel having, at a first end thereof, an opening located at said cleaning means and, at a second opposite end, an inlet, said inlet being connectable to said suction unit;
- and, inside said through channel, a container with a liquid, said container being operatable from the outside of said body for spraying said liquid through said opening;
- fluid tight means for connecting in a fluid tight manner said front portion to said grip portion;
- internal ribs provided at said grip and front portions for peripherally supporting said container inside said grip portion so as to form an annular region of said channel for passage of fluid aspirated by said suction unit in said channel.
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