Patent ID: 6155824
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A61C,B05B

Abstract:
An apparatus for cleaning a surface within a mouth of a person, the apparatus capable of recycling a cleaning solution, the apparatus comprising:a hand-holdable housing having a distal opening;a tube disposed substantially within the housing, the tube having a lumen, a proximal end, and a distal end defining an exit nozzle, the exit nozzle located proximate to the distal opening;a pump disposed within the housing for both impelling the solution through the lumen of the tube causing the solution to exit the lumen through the exit nozzle and be directed into the mouth of the person to a vicinity of the surface and for drawing the solution from the vicinity of the surface in the mouth of the person; anda solution return path providing fluid communication outside the lumen between the vicinity and the proximal end for recycling the drawn solution.