EP0869746A4 - Tongue cleaner - Google Patents

Tongue cleaner

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Publication number
EP0869746A4
EP0869746A4 EP96922553A EP96922553A EP0869746A4 EP 0869746 A4 EP0869746 A4 EP 0869746A4 EP 96922553 A EP96922553 A EP 96922553A EP 96922553 A EP96922553 A EP 96922553A EP 0869746 A4 EP0869746 A4 EP 0869746A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
tongue cleaner
cleaner
tongue
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP96922553A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0869746A1 (en
Inventor
Dasan Potti
Jon L Richter
Gordon Neufeld
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Individual
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Individual
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Publication of EP0869746A1 publication Critical patent/EP0869746A1/en
Publication of EP0869746A4 publication Critical patent/EP0869746A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/24—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers
    • A61B17/244—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for use in the oral cavity, larynx, bronchial passages or nose; Tongue scrapers for cleaning of the tongue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
    • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Dentistry (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Epidemiology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Brushes (AREA)
  • Nozzles For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
EP96922553A 1995-12-19 1996-06-19 Tongue cleaner Withdrawn EP0869746A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US48081 1979-06-13
US29/048,081 USD384153S (en) 1995-12-19 1995-12-19 Tongue cleaner
PCT/US1996/010759 WO1997022307A1 (en) 1995-12-19 1996-06-19 Tongue cleaner

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0869746A1 EP0869746A1 (en) 1998-10-14
EP0869746A4 true EP0869746A4 (en) 2001-03-07

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP96922553A Withdrawn EP0869746A4 (en) 1995-12-19 1996-06-19 Tongue cleaner

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) USD384153S (en)
EP (1) EP0869746A4 (en)
JP (1) JPH11510086A (en)
CN (1) CN1110288C (en)
AU (1) AU6338696A (en)
BR (1) BR9612071A (en)
WO (1) WO1997022307A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5957942A (en) * 1997-08-20 1999-09-28 Clifford A. Yudelman Oral hygiene device having plaque collection and quantification capabilities
FR2772591B1 (en) * 1997-12-24 2000-02-11 Goff Pierre J Le DEVICE FOR CLEANING LANGUAGE IN THE FORM OF A SCRAPER
USD408534S (en) * 1998-08-18 1999-04-20 U.S. Dentek Corporation Tongue scraper
US8070763B1 (en) 2001-10-30 2011-12-06 Gundlapalli Ramarao V Disposable oral hygiene instrument and methods and packages for same
US20060052805A1 (en) * 2004-09-07 2006-03-09 Cwik James L Tongue scraper and brush
USD771813S1 (en) 2015-01-31 2016-11-15 Robert J. Ripich Tongue cleaning vacuum attachment
USD874155S1 (en) 2018-01-17 2020-02-04 Bao Tea, Inc. Combination toothbrush and tongue scraper
USD925042S1 (en) * 2019-03-12 2021-07-13 3M Innovative Properties Company Dental composite shade guide

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE200258C (en) *
FR659404A (en) * 1928-08-22 1929-06-28 Funke Ag Geb Tongue cleaner
US3890964A (en) * 1973-12-28 1975-06-24 Edwin W Castanedo Tongue cleaning and massage instrument
US5282814A (en) * 1992-09-08 1994-02-01 Rajesh Srivastava Instrument for cleaning the top of the human tongue with antiseptic strip

Family Cites Families (14)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US788909A (en) * 1904-09-24 1905-05-02 James W Ivory Dental scraper.
US1691786A (en) * 1927-10-25 1928-11-13 Roth Robert Truman Dental instrument
US2543999A (en) * 1948-09-03 1951-03-06 Joseph A Voss Tongue cleaner
US3985147A (en) * 1975-03-13 1976-10-12 Ricketts Craig M Dental implement for removing stains from teeth
USD253789S (en) * 1978-02-03 1979-12-25 Gupta Subhash R Tongue cleaner
USD265506S (en) * 1979-05-30 1982-07-20 Finamore Peter G Tongue scraper
USD267508S (en) * 1980-07-21 1983-01-04 Denteco Inc. Tongue cleaner
FR2487189A1 (en) * 1980-07-23 1982-01-29 Opatowsky Alain Domestic dental hygiene instrument - has tartar removal blade at end of curved or angled handle
USD285251S (en) * 1984-11-29 1986-08-19 Audette Clifford J Tongue cleaner
US5032082A (en) * 1989-12-20 1991-07-16 Herrera William R Device for removing adhesive from the palate
USD338084S (en) * 1991-12-02 1993-08-03 Dasan Potti Combined tongue cleaner and toothpick
US5261817A (en) * 1992-09-14 1993-11-16 Nack Robert L Denture adhesive removing device
US5407358A (en) * 1993-08-23 1995-04-18 Gruber; Jack Vestibule cleaner
USD367707S (en) * 1994-08-08 1996-03-05 Baker Contracting, Inc. Tongue scraper

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE200258C (en) *
FR659404A (en) * 1928-08-22 1929-06-28 Funke Ag Geb Tongue cleaner
US3890964A (en) * 1973-12-28 1975-06-24 Edwin W Castanedo Tongue cleaning and massage instrument
US5282814A (en) * 1992-09-08 1994-02-01 Rajesh Srivastava Instrument for cleaning the top of the human tongue with antiseptic strip

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO9722307A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN1110288C (en) 2003-06-04
EP0869746A1 (en) 1998-10-14
USD384153S (en) 1997-09-23
AU6338696A (en) 1997-07-14
WO1997022307A1 (en) 1997-06-26
BR9612071A (en) 1999-12-28
JPH11510086A (en) 1999-09-07
CN1205621A (en) 1999-01-20

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