Patent ID: 6428554
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method for scraping a tongue, the method comprising the steps of:grasping a flexible strip with one hand at each of two ends thereof, the flexible strip having first and second edges and having a hard scraping surface extending at least partially along the first and second edges and having a soft scraping surface extending at least partially along the first and second edges, the hard scraping surface being separated from the soft scraping surface by a generally flat portion of the edge, the generally flat portion of the edge separating the hard scraping surface from the soft scraping surface by a distance which is sufficient to permit scraping of the tongue generally with only a desired one of the hard scraping surface and the soft scraping surface; bending the flexible strip into a generally U-shaped configuration such that a desired one of the hard scraping surface and the soft scraping surface is along an inside portion of the U-shaped flexible strip; and scraping the tongue with the inside portion of the U-shaped flexible strip.