ORAL CARE DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

摘要

28 ORAL CARE DEVICE WITH AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE [00601 A DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CHEMICAL AGENT IN SITU ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS VIA THE APPLICATION OF AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL ACROSS A PAIR OF CONDUCTORS IN COMMUNICATION WITH AN ELECTROLYTE. THE DEVICE MAY BE A TOOTHBRUSH THAT GERIERATES CHEMICAL AGENTS IN A USER'S MOUTH BY APPLYING AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TO 5 AN ELECTROLYTE SUCH AS SALIVA AND/OR A DENTIFRICE LOCATED THEREIN. THE CHEMICAL AGENTS MAY INCLUDE OZONE, HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, PEROXIDE, CHLORINE AND/OR HYPOCHLORITE. THE TOOTHBRUSH MAY INCLUDE A VOLTAGE SOURCE AND A FIRST SET OF ELECTRODES FOR APPLYING AN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TO THE ELECTROLYTE. THE TOOTHBRUSH MAY ALSO INCLUDE A SECOND SET OF ELECTRODES DISPOSED ABOUT AN ANODE OF THE FIRST 1 0 SET OF ELECTRODES. THE FIRST AND SECOND SETS OF ANODES COOPERATE TO PRODUCE IONS, PEROXIDES, OZONE AND/OR OTHER CHEMICAL AGENTS VIA THE APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL TO THE ELECTROLYTE.