Oral care devices having automatic mode selection

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9009901
APP PUB NO 20130071805A1
SERIAL NO

13492565

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Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to oral care devices, system and methods for advanced ionic micro-current control. In some embodiments, an oral care device is actuated upon completion of an electric circuit by a users hand and oral cavity. The electrode on an oral care implement may be configured to lose conductivity over time to indicate a replacement oral care implement is need. In some embodiments, a controller of the oral care device may detect the type of oral care implement and control the ionic micro-current accordingly. Additionally, embodiments may detect a region within the oral cavity that the oral care device is in contact with and apply the ionic micro-current accordingly. Further, in some embodiments, the health status of various regions of a user's oral cavity may be detected and monitored over time.

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BRAUN GMBH61476 KRONBERG IM TAUNUS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Altmann, Niclas Schoneck, DE 44 926
Doll, Alexander Franz Kronberg, DE 9 93
Guebler, Rene Friedberg, DE 3 35
Jungnickel, Uwe Koenigstein, DE 118 2289

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