Brushing – scrubbing – and general cleaning – Machines – Brushing
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-24
2005-05-24
Spisich, Mark (Department: 1744)
Brushing, scrubbing, and general cleaning
Machines
Brushing
C015S111000, C015S160000, C015S167100, C132S308000, C132S309000, C132S310000, C606S161000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06895624
ABSTRACT:
A portable, hand-held device is employed to clean the tongue. The device includes a housing configured to be grasped by a user during a tongue cleaning procedure, a fibrous brush configured to clean tongue surfaces as the brush is moved against the surface of the tongue, and a motor assembly configured to vibrate the brush as the brush is moved against the surface of the tongue. The brush has a height that is substantially less than the width thereof, such that the configuration of the brush minimizes the elicitation of a gag reflex when the device is used to clean the tongue.
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Fischer Dan E.
McLean Bruce S.
Spisich Mark
Ultradent Products Inc.
Workman Nydegger
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