SELF-POWERED MANUAL TOOTHBRUSH WITH SENSOR

SELF-POWERED MANUAL TOOTHBRUSH WITH SENSOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user with any type of feedback as to how long brushing has been conducted or how well the user has done the brushing.SOLUTION: A toothbrush assembly 100 can include a plurality of bristles 102 and a toothbrush body 104. The toothbrush body 104 can include an indica...

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Hauptverfasser: NG TSE NGA, KNIGHTS JOHN C
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
BRUSHES
BRUSHWARE
DENTISTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user with any type of feedback as to how long brushing has been conducted or how well the user has done the brushing.SOLUTION: A toothbrush assembly 100 can include a plurality of bristles 102 and a toothbrush body 104. The toothbrush body 104 can include an indicator 110 to provide information to a user using the toothbrush during a teeth cleaning session. The indicator 110 can operate independent of any power supply external to the toothbrush assembly 100. A sensing mechanism 106 can provide an electric signal to the indicator 110 responsive to the user using the toothbrush assembly 100 during the teeth cleaning session. An energy scavenging mechanism can provide operating power to the indicator 110 responsive to the user using the toothbrush assembly 100 during the teeth cleaning session.