Oral care implement

摘要

An oral care implement includes a collection system for oral fluids. Some embodiments of the implement may include a body comprising a head, a handle, and a neck located between the head and the handle, the head having a front surface and an opposite rear surface. Tooth cleaning elements may extend from the front surface of the head. A collecting member may be coupled to the body and a reservoir may be located within the handle or the neck of the body. A fluid pathway may extend from the collecting member to the reservoir so that an oral fluid can pass through the collecting member and into the reservoir for storage.

主权项

1. An oral care implement, comprising:
a body comprising a head, a handle, and a neck located between the head and the handle, the head having a front surface and an opposite rear surface, tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface of the head; a collecting member coupled to the rear surface of the head, tissue cleaning projections disposed on and extending from an exposed outer surface of the collecting member; a reservoir located within the handle or the neck of the body; anda fluid pathway extending from the collecting member to the reservoir so that an oral fluid can pass through the collecting member and into the reservoir for storage;
wherein the collecting member comprises a non-exposed inner layer and an exposed outer layer that covers the inner layer; and wherein the outer layer is non-porous and dissolvable so that the oral fluid flows to the inner layer only after the outer layer dissolves away.