Patent ID: 7168122
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: A46B,A61C

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber toothbrush with bristles, comprising: a. a handle; b. a toothbrush head attached to said handle, said toothbrush head including a longitudinal axis and an inner cavity; c. a main optical fiber that extends longitudinally inside said handle and into said inner cavity in said toothbrush head; d. a plurality of bristles each made of at least one optical fiber capable of transmitting light, each said bristle extends from said toothbrush head and includes a proximal end that extends into said inner cavity, said distal end of said bristle being aligned with the end of said main optical fiber so that light transmitted through said main optical fiber is transmitted to said proximal end of said bristles; and, e. means for moving said proximal ends of said bristles longitudinally inside said toothbrush head so that said bristles reciprocating in fore and aft directions on said toothbrush head.