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US 8,920,340 B2Granted
Diagnostic oral device
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsElizabeth Gittins, Harsh M. Trivedi, Sharon Kennedy, Madhusudan Patel
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Abstract
Described herein are devices and methods for identifying the existence of an oral condition in a subject.
Claims21
A toothbrush for identifying the existence of an oral condition in a subject, comprising:
- a body comprising a head portion and a handle portion, the body configured for collecting a sample from an oral cavity, the body comprising:
- a collection member on a rear surface of the head portion for collecting the sample from the oral cavity;
- a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from a front surface of the head portion
- an enclosed reservoir in the body for storing the sample;
- and
- a pathway fluidly connecting the collection member with the reservoir to provide the sample to the reservoir;
- a detector capable of detecting the existence of a marker within said sample;
- and
- an indicator capable of being actuated by a signal from the detector.
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A device for identifying the existence of an oral condition in a subject, comprising:
- a toothbrush having a body comprising a handle and a head;
- and
- a vessel for collecting a sample from an oral cavity, the vessel being detachably coupled to the toothbrush and comprising:
- a collection member for collecting the sample from the oral cavity;
- an enclosed reservoir for storing the sample;
- a capillary channel fluidly connecting the collection member with the reservoir to provide the sample to the reservoir;
- a detector capable of detecting the existence of a marker within said sample;
- and
- an indicator capable of being actuated by a signal from the detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.