Patent ID: 9457199
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A46B,A61C,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A light emitting toothbrush comprising: a head removably secured to a base, wherein said base includes an operator for operating the light emitting toothbrush and an electronic power supply for powering said light emitting toothbrush; a plurality of fiber optic bristles arranged in a tuft extending from a front brush face of the head and in optical communication with a light emitter, said plurality of fiber optic bristles being generally adapted for conducting radiation emitted from said light emitter towards a tooth surface; a focal lens in association with the light emitter to impact a characteristic of the radiation emitted from the light emitter, wherein the focal lens is adjustable to adjust the characteristic of the radiation emitted from the light emitter; said plurality of fiber optic bristles grouped into a fiber optic bundle which extends along a central shaft of the head with the plurality of fiber optic bristles spacing outwardly through a manifold; an optical socket in optical communication with said fiber optic bundle and said light emitter; an optical channel extending from said light emitter for connection to said optical socket for transmitting the emitted radiation from said light emitter housed by said base to said head; and said manifold securely arranging a plurality of non-optical bristles and said fiber optic bristles whereby said plurality of fiber optic bristles and said plurality of non-optical bristles collectively abrade the tooth surface while emitting radiation thereto.