Patent ID: 11963835
Assignee: KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A fingertip dental flosser, comprising:
a soft silicone finger cap dimensioned and configured for being worn on a user's index finger;
a U-shaped dental flosser yoke extending from the soft silicone finger cap, the U-shaped dental flosser yoke having opposing arms adapted for attaching a length of dental floss between the opposing arms, wherein said length of dental floss is positioned axially parallel to the soft silicone finger cap;
a mounting arm extending from the soft silicone finger cap, the mounting arm having a free end and a proximal end, the U-shaped dental flosser yoke being mounted on the free end of the mounting arm; and
a pivot joint attached to the soft silicone finger cap, the proximal end of the mounting arm being attached to the pivot joint so that the mounting arm is pivotally attached to the soft silicone finger cap;
whereby the user flosses his teeth by manipulating his index finger to position the dental floss.