Surgery – Instruments – Optic – otic or oral scrapper or abrader
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-26
2005-07-26
Hoey, Alissa L. (Department: 3765)
Surgery
Instruments
Optic, otic or oral scrapper or abrader
Reexamination Certificate
active
06921409
ABSTRACT:
A tongue cleaning device having an elongated planar member integrally formed of a flexible material and defining a handle portion and a head portion. The head portion is adapted to be pressed with the tongue against a top surface of a user's mouth to conform the head portion to the shape thereof. The cleaning portion includes a first layer and a second layer where the first layer is the head portion of the elongated member and the second layer is backing material. The cleaning portion includes a plurality of cleaning projections protruding outwardly from the second layer. The handle potion is made of deformable material for deforming around a user's teeth and has periphery sized and shaped to fit within a roof of the user's mouth.
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Hoey Alissa L.
St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens LLC
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