Patent ID: 9402700
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A46B,A61C

Claim Text:
1. An interdental cleaning device comprising: a housing forming an internal reservoir containing an oral care fluid; a mass of capillary material disposed in the reservoir and containing at least a portion of the oral care fluid; an applicator extending from the mass of capillary material, the applicator comprising a stem extending along a longitudinal axis and a plurality of cleaning elements extending from the stem in opposing directions transverse to the longitudinal axis, and wherein an entirety of the stem that extends beyond a top surface of the housing to a distal end of the stem is exposed; and wherein the stem comprises a capillary material that extends into the reservoir to be in fluid communication with the oral care fluid, and wherein the plurality of cleaning elements are integrally formed with the stem and constructed of the capillary material so that the capillary material of the stem delivers the oral care fluid from the reservoir to the plurality of cleaning elements via capillary action.