Patent ID: 6136297
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A delivery system for an oral care substance to a surface of the oral cavity said delivery system comprising:a. a strip of flexible material having an array of shallow pockers wherein said strip has sufficient flexibility to form a curved shape on an oral surface, said strip of material being readily conformable to the oral surface without permanent deformation when said delivery system is placed there against; andb. an oral care substance applied to said strip of material and in a plurality of said shallow pockets such that when said delivery system is placed on the oral surface said substance contacts said oral surface providing an active onto said oral surface, said substance also providing adhesive attachment between said strip of material and said oral surface to hold said delivery system in place for a sufficient time to allow said active to act upon said oral surface;wherein said oral surface is the front of a plurality of teeth and its surrounding tissue.