# US 8,541,047 B1 · Polar antiseptic/antibacterial containing toothpick probes

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- Number: US 8,541,047 B1
- Document ID: US8541047B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 12/077,916
- Filed: 2008-03-24
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2008-03-24
- Applicants: Richard J. Shaw
- Inventors: Richard J. Shaw
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8541047B1

## CPC

- A61C 15/02: Toothpicks
- A61C: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00)

## Abstract

A toothpick probe molded of nylon 6 material and containing absorbed polar mouthwash antiseptic/antibacterial solution for probing between human teeth and probing of the gums holding the human teeth. The toothpick probe molded of nylon 6 material is captured immediately on ejection from the molding cavities and immersed in a polar antiseptic mouthwash solution and subsequently removed from the solution and free liquid removed from the toothpick probes for subsequent use of the toothpick probes, as a toothpick probe for human teeth and gums holding the teeth and in addition a molded nylon 6 material is captured and immersed in a polar solution of antiseptic/antibacterial for a sufficient time to absorb at least 10% of its weight of the antiseptic/antibacterial solution and a section of the molded nylon 6 material containing the absorbed polar antiseptic/antibacterial liquid, for in vivo application.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A toothpick probe molding consisting of nylon-6 material and a polar antiseptic or antibacterial mouthwash solution, wherein said molding is captured and immediately immersed in said polar mouthwash solution for a time adequate to increase the weight of said toothpick by at least 10% after removing surface solution of said polar mouthwash solution from said molding.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A toothpick probe molding of claim 1, consisting of nylon-6 material and a polar solution of antiseptic or antibacterial mouthwash, wherein said polar solution is absorbed into said toothpick and wherein said toothpick is for probing between human teeth and gums.