Patent ID: 9009901
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A46B,A61C,A61N

Abstract:
1. An oral care device comprising: a handle portion; an oral care implement coupled to the handle portion, the oral care implement comprising a brush head portion comprising brush filaments; a first electrode located in the brush head portion and operable to be in electrical contact with an oral cavity of the user; a second electrode located in the handle portion and operable to be in electrical contact with a hand of a user; a power source providing a voltage potential between the first electrode and the second electrode; a controller circuit electrically coupled to the first electrode, the second electrode, and the power source, wherein the first electrode includes one or more conductive brush filaments positioned proximate to the brush filaments, the one or more conductive brush filaments including an electrically conductive material within a polymer; and further wherein electrically conductive carbon particles separate from the one or more conductive brush filaments at a loss-rate corresponding to a predetermined brushing mode.