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Oral treatment device

  • US 10,369,375 B2
  • Filed: 12/22/2015
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An oral treatment device comprising:

  • an intraoral mouthpiece comprising;

    a lamp support structure comprising a lamp support surface having a concave curvature and a front surface having a convex curvature, the lamp support structure formed of a first material;

    a lamp comprising;

    a flexible sheet body having a front surface and a rear surface; and

    a plurality of light emitters embedded within the flexible sheet body that generate light which is emitted from the rear surface of the flexible sheet body;

    the lamp mounted to the lamp support surface of the lamp support structure so that the rear surface of the flexible sheet body of the lamp assumes a concave curvature, thereby forming a lamp assembly, the lamp operably coupled to a control circuit having a power source; and

    a guard component overmolded to the lamp assembly, the guard component formed of an elastomeric material having a hardness that is less than a hardness of the first material, wherein the guard component comprises a front surface, a rear surface, and a frame portion that seals a perimeter of the lamp assembly, the frame portion of the guard component defining a window through which the lamp assembly remains exposed;

    wherein a portion of the front surface of the lamp support structure and a portion of the front surface of the guard component meet at an interface, the portion of the front surface of the lamp support structure and the portion of the front surface of the guard component being level at the interface.

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