Oscillating toothbrush

摘要

Unique dental care devices, systems and methods for cleaning teeth and oral tissue comprises an oscillating tooth brush with dual opposing brush heads, adapted to clean teeth and sulcus area. The devices are capable of brushing a set of opposing upper and lower teeth of the mouth simultaneously. The devices, once inserted and positioned into the mouth to clean a pair or a set of opposing upper and lower teeth, can be maneuvered inside the mouth cavity from one side of the mouth to the other to clean all the teeth without requiring removal from the mouth and repositioning.

主权项

1. An oral cleaning device comprising:
a brush plate, a plurality of brush heads connected to the brush plate and disposed at an angle thereto, wherein two of the plurality of brush heads are disposed at opposed angles relative to said brush plate; a handle for supporting and operating the brush heads; hinges for pivotally mounting each of the plurality of brush heads to the brush plate, wherein the brush heads may be pivotally adjusted to accommodate differently sized teeth; a flexure for connecting the brush plate to the handle; an eccentric box to which said flexure is affixed; a rigid drive shaft having a first end connected to an off-center weight that extends into the eccentric box; a motor to which a second end of the rigid drive shaft is linked; and a power source connected to the motor, wherein the eccentric box, the eccentric weight, rigid drive shaft, a portion of the flexure, and motor are housed in the handle.