Tongue scraping apparatus

Details Tongue scraping apparatus Tongue scraping apparatus

1997-02-28

1998-10-27

Buiz, Michael Powell

Surgery

Instruments

Optic, otic or oral scrapper or abrader

128 62A, A61B 1724, A61F 900

Patent

active

058273085

ABSTRACT:
A tongue scraping apparatus is provided for use in cleaning the upper surface of a user's tongue. The apparatus includes a curved blade 10 presenting a parabolic plan shape and including a pair of proximal ends 14, and a pair of elongated handles 12, each including a distal end 24 connected to one of the proximal ends of the blade. The blade includes a relatively sharp lower edge 16, an opposed, relatively smooth upper edge 18, and opposed front and back faces 20, 22 extending between and connecting the lower and upper edges together. The handles 12 are each provided with a depending thumb press 28 for facilitating gripping of the apparatus, and the center of gravity of the apparatus is offset from the thumb presses in a direction toward the free ends 26 of the handles so that the apparatus rests on the free ends and thumb presses when placed on a horizontal support surface.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4582059 (1986-04-01), Tiwari
Oolitt tongue cleaner brochure, located on web page at www.breathcenter,com/scraping.htmi., dated Jan. 27, 1997.
The OraFresh Tongue Cleaner brochure, located on web page at www.webquill.com/%7Eorafresh, dated Jan. 27, 1997.

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