Patent ID: 8317424

Claim:
An oral care device comprising: a head component including a head portion sized to fit within a user's mouth and a first fluid passageway for directing fluid to an outlet at the head portion; a replaceable and refillable cartridge releasably connected to the head component, the cartridge comprising a second fluid passageway in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway, wherein the cartridge is configured to be refillable while connected to the head component; and a first valve in fluid communication with the first fluid passageway and a second valve in fluid communication with the second fluid passageway, wherein the first valve and the second valve are configured to close the respective the first and the second fluid passageways when the head component and cartridge are separated, and are in fluid communication when the head component and the cartridge are mated together, the first and the second valves located at the end portions of the respective fluid passageway; wherein the second passageway includes a compressible region located on the interior of the device and configured to be compressed thereby facilitating a flow of a fluid therethrough.