Oral care system
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1. An oral care system comprising:
- a handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction supply source;
a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle, at least one of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough, said plurality of oral hygiene instruments comprising a tooth brush and an instrument selected from the group consisting of an oropharangeal catheter, a suction swab, a yankauer catheter, and a denta swab; and
attachment means configured for connecting each of the plurality of instruments to the handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means extending so as to cover the interior and exterior of the adapter and thereby minimize contamination of the adapter.
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Abstract
An oral care system includes a universal handle which is configured to hold any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a lavage source to apply lavage solution through the oral hygiene instruments to facilitate complete cleaning of a patient'"'"'s mouth. Preferably, the universal handle and lavage source are configured to be held in the user'"'"'s hand with both suction and lavage being controlled manually. The orally hygiene instruments attachable to the universal handle typically include a lavage toothbrush, at least one catheter and at least one swab, to thereby enable cleaning of the teeth, gums, soft tissue and crevices therebetween.
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1. An oral care system comprising:
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a handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction supply source; a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle, at least one of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough, said plurality of oral hygiene instruments comprising a tooth brush and an instrument selected from the group consisting of an oropharangeal catheter, a suction swab, a yankauer catheter, and a denta swab; and attachment means configured for connecting each of the plurality of instruments to the handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means extending so as to cover the interior and exterior of the adapter and thereby minimize contamination of the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An oral care system comprising:
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a handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction supply source; a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle, at least one of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough; attachment means configured for connecting each of the plurality of instruments to the universal handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means extending so as to cover the interior and exterior of the adapter and thereby minimize contamination of the adapter; and lavage means attached to the handle for supplying a lavage liquid through the fluid flow passage of each of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments, the lavage means comprising a disposable lavage supply source attachable to the universal handle so as to be carried by the handle during use. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An oral care system for cleaning a patient'"'"'s mouth, the oral care system comprising:
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a handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therein for suctioning therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction tube; a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle means, each of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the handle means to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough; and lavage means attachable to the handle means so as to be carried by the handle means, the lavage means including a disposable lavage supply source for injecting lavage liquid through the at least one fluid flow passage of at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and valve means configured to automatically terminate flow of the lavage liquid when suction is applied through the fluid flow passage. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An oral care system for cleaning a patient'"'"'s mouth, the oral care system comprising:
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a handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough suctioning therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction tube; a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle means, each of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the handle means to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough; and lavage means attachable to the handle means so as to be carried by the handle means, the lavage means including a disposable lavage supply source for injecting lavage liquid through the at least one fluid flow passage of at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments, the lavage means comprising a lavage control housing having at least one lavage flow channel comprising a first lavage flow channel and a second lavage flow channel, and a valve means disposed between the first and second lavage flow channels. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An oral care system comprising:
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a handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter having an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction tube; a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle means, said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the handle means to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough, at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments including attachment means for connecting the at least one oral hygiene instrument the handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means for covering the interior and exterior of the adapter to thereby minimize contamination of the adapter, the shield means comprising a generally annular outer wall and a generally annular inner wall, the generally annular outer wall being longer than the generally annular inner wall; and lavage means attachable to the handle means so as to be carried by the universal handle, the lavage means including a disposable lavage supply source for injecting lavage liquid through the at least one fluid flow passage of at least one of the plurality of oral hygiene instruments.
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36. An oral care system comprising:
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a handle means having a body with a fluid flow passage formed therethrough, the body having a proximal end with an adapter with an interior and exterior, the adapter being configured for attachment to any of a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, and a distal end configured for attachment to a suction supply source; a plurality of oral hygiene instruments, said instruments each having a distal end being configured for attachment to the proximal end of the handle means, at least one of said plurality of oral hygiene instruments having at least one fluid flow passage extending therethrough and disposed so as to be in fluid communication with the fluid flow passage of the handle to facilitate suctioning of liquids and particles therethrough; and attachment means configured for connecting each of the plurality of instruments to the handle means, the attachment means comprising a shielding means disposed at the distal end of the instruments and extending so as to cover the interior and exterior of the adapter and thereby minimize contamination of the adapter, the attachment means comprising a generally annular inner wall and a generally annular outer wall disposed spaced apart from one another sufficiently to receive the generally annular wall of the adapter, and thereby sandwich the generally annular wall of the adapter between the inner wall and the outer wall and thereby shield the interior and exterior of the adapter from contamination, the generally annular outer wall extending distally a greater distance than the generally annular inner wall.
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