Patent ID: 9642677
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61C,A61H

Claim:
1. An oral irrigator comprising: a reservoir; a handle including a tip, the handle and tip being in fluid communication with the reservoir; a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and the handle; a motor connected to the pump and configured to selectively actuate the pump; and a processing element in communication with the motor, wherein upon receiving a user input, the processing element provides either a first control signal or a second control signal to the motor, wherein the first control signal supplies a constant voltage to the motor; the second control signal supplies a voltage varying in at least one of magnitude or frequency; and the application of the first control signal controls a first fluid flow rate over a first time duration cycled at a first pulse rate through the tip or the second control signal controls a second, variable fluid flow rate over a second time duration cycled at a plurality of pulse rates through the tip.