Patent ID: 7024717

Claim:
An oral care device, comprising: a cleaning tool portion having a cleaning section in the vicinity of one end thereof; a handle portion, with a driver assembly therein for driving the cleaning section, wherein the cleaning tool portion and the handle portion are adapted such that the cleaning tool portion is removably connectable to the handle portion; communication means for data communication between the cleaning tool portion and the handle portion when the cleaning tool portion and handle portion are joined together, wherein the communications means comprises a radio signal transmitting and receiving means in the cleaning tool portion and a corresponding radio signal transmitting and receiving means in the handle portion; a memory element in the cleaning tool portion for storing at least data that identifies the cleaning tool portion and data that indicates one or more operating parameters for use with the cleaning tool portion; and a microcontroller in the handle portion, wherein the memory element in the cleaning tool portion provides data therein to the microcontroller via the communication means.