Back to results
US 8,522,796 B2Granted
Coated multi-ribbed dental tape
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsHarold D. Ochs, Joseph Pannia
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention includes coated monofilament dental tapes for removing plaque and/or food debris from interdental spaces of a mammal, which dental tapes have a core body with an aspect ratio of about 5:1 or greater, a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface opposite the first cleaning surface, a plurality of ribs disposed along the length of each cleaning surface, and a coating containing about 0.8 milligram per yard of dental tape or more of an abrasive and about 0.8 milligram per yard dental tape or more of sodium bicarbonate.
Claims12
An elastomeric monofilament dental tape, comprising:
- a core body comprising a first cleaning surface and a second cleaning surface opposite said first cleaning surface, said core body having an aspect ratio of greater than 5:1;
- a plurality of ribs, wherein said ribs are disposed along the entire length of each of said first and second cleaning surfaces, wherein the width of said dental tape is from 0.040 to 0.100 inches and the ratio of the width of said dental tape to the thickness of said dental tape is from 3:1 to 25:1;
- and
- a substantially uniform coating comprising 0.8 milligram or more per yard dental tape of an abrasive selected from the group consisting of silica, di-calcium phosphate and alumina, and 0.8 milligram or more per yard dental tape of sodium bicarbonate.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.