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US 6,632,091 B1Granted
Oral care system
AssigneeBallard Medical Products
InventorsDavid Cise, Gene Stewart, Warren Grant, Sydnee McMillan
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Abstract
An oral care system includes a universal handle which is configured to hold any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a lavage source to apply lavage solution through the oral hygiene instruments to facilitate complete cleaning of a patient's mouth. Preferably, the universal handle and lavage source are configured to be held in the user's hand with both suction and lavage being controlled manually. The orally hygiene instruments attachable to the universal handle typically include a lavage toothbrush, at least one catheter and at least one swab, to thereby enable cleaning of the teeth, gums, soft tissue and crevices therebetween.
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An oral care system comprising:
- a universal handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction supply source, said universal handle means adapted to draw liquids and particles into and through said fluid flow passage when suction is applied to the proximal end of said body;
- a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the universal housing, each of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the universal handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough;
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- attachment means configured for connecting each of the plurality of instruments to the universal handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means extending so as to cover the interior and exterior of the adapter and thereby minimize contamination of the adapter.
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An oral care system comprising:
- a universal handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction supply source;
- a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the universal housing, each of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the universal handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough, wherein the plurality of oral hygiene instruments includes a toothbrush and a oropharangeal catheter;
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- attachment means configured for connecting each of the plurality of instruments to the universal handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means extending so as to cover the interior and exterior of the adapter and thereby minimize contamination of the adapter.
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An oral care system comprising:
- a universal handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction supply source;
- a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the universal housing, each of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the universal handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough, wherein the plurality of oral hygiene instruments includes a toothbrush and a suction swab;
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- attachment means configured for connecting each of the plurality of instruments to the universal handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means extending so as to cover the interior and exterior of the adapter and thereby minimize contamination of the adapter.
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An oral care system for cleaning a patient's mouth, the oral care system comprising:
- a universal handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction tube;
- a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the universal housing, each of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the universal handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough;
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- lavage means attachable to the universal handle so as to be carried by the universal handle, the lavage means including a disposable lavage supply source for injecting lavage liquid through the at least one fluid flow passage of at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments, wherein the oral care system is configured for allowing lavage to be injected through the at least one fluid flow passage of at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments at the same time as suction is applied to the proximal end of the body of the universal housing means.
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An oral care system comprising:
- a universal handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter having an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction tube;
- a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the universal housing, said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the universal handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough, at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments including attachment means for connecting the at least one oral hygiene instrument to the universal means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means for covering the interior and exterior of the adapter to thereby minimize contamination of the adapter;
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- lavage means attachable to the universal handle so as to be carried by the universal handle, the lavage means including a disposable lavage supply source for injecting lavage liquid through the at least one fluid flow passage of at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments, wherein the oral care system is configured for allowing lavage to be injected through the at least one fluid flow passage of at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments at the same time as suction is applied to the proximal end of the body of the universal housing means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.