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Light emitting toothbrush for oral phototherapy

  • US 7,223,270 B2
  • Filed: 02/10/2004
  • Issued: 05/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An oral phototherapy applicator comprisinga body sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user'"'"'s mouth;

  • a plurality of optically transmissive bristles of elongate shape and having longitudinal axes, the bristles being coupled to the body and adapted to brush the user'"'"'s teeth, wherein the bristles further comprise one or more fluorescent, luminescent or lasing elements; and

    a therapeutic radiation source assembly having at least one radiation emitter optically coupled to the body and configured to irradiate with phototherapeutic radiation a portion of the oral cavity other than tissue in contact with the bristles, and wherein the radiation source assembly is optically coupled to at least one of the plurality of bristles to transmit therapeutic radiation.

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