Dental Implant Post Cleaner

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U.S. Patent : #8,739,350

Inventor : Everett Lackenbauer


As attorney for the inventor of the innovative new Dental Implant Post Cleaner we are currently seeking investors and manufacturing companies to license, purchase patent rights or enter into a royalty agreement for this timely invention. Interested parties can reach the attorney at the contact numbers listed at the bottom of this page.

The present invention provides a dental implant post cleaner that is capable of cleaning the interface area between a dental implant post and the gum line area of a user. Construction of the device comprises a tubular housing having two open ends, with an outer peripheral wall surface and an inner peripheral wall surface and a plurality of interiorly extending bristles for cleaning a dental implant post. Rotating about the dental implant post cleanses the targeted area. The tubular housing can also contain on the outer peripheral wall surface a texture, ridges or grooves to aid in gripping the tubular housing during use.

Invention Objects & Goals

  • to provide a dental implant cleaning device that is capable of cleaning the interface area between a dental implant post and the gum line area of a user

  • to provide a dental implant cleaning device wherein the tubular housing can be manufactured from either a rigid material or from a malleable material

  • to provide a dental implant cleaning device where either one of the annular ridges can contact the gum line about the dental implant post

  • to provide a dental implant cleaning device in which the inner peripheral wall surface of the tubular housing has a plurality of bristles extending radially therein for cleaning the dental implant post

  • to provide a dental implant cleaning device wherein the plurality of bristles extend between the annular ridges of the tubular housing, so that the bristles can project beyond the annular ridges to more easily clean the gum line about the dental implant post

  • to provide a dental implant cleaning device having a longitudinal slot extending the length of the tubular housing, thereby enabling a diametric expansion or compression of the tubular housing during a cleaning task to accommodate dental implant posts of varying cross sectional sizes

Patent Drawings

The following pictures are meant to display possible physical characteristics of the present invention and are not to be taken in a limiting sense. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.


LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS
10 dental implant post cleaner 34 ridges on tubular housing 12
12 tubular housing of cleaner 10 36 grooves on tubular housing 12
14 open end of tubular housing 12 38 ridged material of tubular housing 12
16 inner peripheral wall surface of tubular housing 12 40 malleable material of tubular housing 12
18 outer peripheral wall surface of tubular housing 12 42 longitudinal slot in tubular housing 12
20 cleaning components of cleaner 10 44 holder
22 dental implant post 46 open ended storage compartment of holder 44
24 beveled surface at open end 14 48 horizontal shaft of holder 44
26 annular ridge at beveled surface 24 50 flange on horizontal flange 48
28 gum line 52 handle of toothbrush 54
30 bristles for cleaning components 20 54 toothbrush
32 texture on tubular housing 12

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FIGURE 1

Referring to Figure 1, shown is a perspective view of the present invention exploded from a dental implant post.

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FIGURE 2

Referring to Figure 2, shown is a perspective view of the present invention inserted onto the dental implant post.

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FIGURE 3

Referring to Figure 3, shown is a cross sectional view taken along line 3-3 in Figure 2. The present invention is a dental implant post cleaner 10 which comprises a tubular housing 12 having two open ends 14, with an inner peripheral wall surface 16 and an outer peripheral wall surface 18. Components 20 on the inner peripheral wall surface 16 are for cleaning a dental implant post 22, when either one of the open ends 14 of the tubular housing 12 is inserted over the dental implant post 22 and the tubular housing 12 is repetitiously manually rotated about the dental implant post 22.

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FIGURE 4

Referring to FIGURE 4, shown is a perspective view of the present invention per se.

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FIGURE 5

Referring to FIGURE 5, shown is a cross sectional view of the present invention taken along line 5-5 in Figure 4.

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FIGURE 6

Referring to FIGURE 6, shown is an end view taken in the direction of arrow 6 in Figure 4. Each open end 14 of the tubular housing 12 comprises a beveled surface extending towards the inner peripheral wall surface 16. An annular ridge 26 is located between the beveled surface 24 and the inner peripheral wall surface 16, so that the annular ridge 26 will engage with a gum line 28 about the dental implant post 22, when the dental implant post is being cleaned. The cleaning components 20 comprises a plurality of interiorly extending bristles 30 affixed to the inner peripheral wall surface 16 between the two opposite annular ridges 26, so that the bristles 30 can project beyond the two opposite annular ridges 26 to more easily clean the gum line 28 about the dental implant post 22. The outer peripheral wall surface 18 of the tubular housing comprises a texture 32 to aid in gripping the tubular housing 12. The outer peripheral wall surface 18 of the tubular housing 12 can also comprise ridges 34 to aid in gripping the tubular housing 12. The outer peripheral wall surface 18 of the tubular housing 12 can also comprise grooves 36 to aid in gripping the tubular housing 12. The tubular housing 12 can be manufactured from a ridged material 38. The tubular housing 12 can also be manufactured from a malleable material 40.

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FIGURE 7

Referring to Figure 7, shown is a perspective view, similar to Figure 4, having a longitudinal slot therealong.

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FIGURE 8

Referring to Figure 8, shown is an end view taken in the direction of arrow 8 in Figure 7. The tubular housing 12 can also have a longitudinal slot 42 extending along its entire length, whereby enabling a diametric expansion and compression of the tubular housing 12 during a cleaning task to accommodate dental implant posts 22 of varying cross sectional sizes.

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FIGURE 9

Referring to Figure 9, shown is a perspective view of a toothbrush with a handle being a holder having a storage compartment built therein for retaining the implant cleaning device when not in use, but exploded therefrom.

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FIGURE 10

Referring to Figure 10, shown is an enlarged perspective view of the area indicated by arrow 10 in Figure 9.

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FIGURE 11

Referring to Figure 11, shown is a rear view taken in the direction of arrow 11 in Figure 10.

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FIGURE 12

Referring to Figure 12, shown is a cross sectional view taken along line 12-12 in Figure 11, with the present invention installed within the storage compartment. The dental implant post cleaner 10, further comprises a holder 44 having an open ended storage compartment 46 to removably retain the tubular housing 12 therein between cleaning sessions. The holder 44 further comprises a horizontal shaft 48 affixed within the open ended storage compartment 46, whereby the tubular housing 12 can be mounted onto the horizontal shaft 48. The horizontal shaft 48 comprises a flange 50 formed about a distal end, so that when the tubular housing 12 is mounted onto the horizontal shaft 48 the bristles 30 will not be deformed during storage. The holder 44 is comprised within a handle 52 of a toothbrush 54, thereby creating a dental hygiene cleaning kit, wherein permanent teeth and dentures can be brushed clean by the toothbrush 54, while the dental implant post 22 can be cleaned by the bristles 30 located within the tubular housing 12.

Contact Information

If you are interested in licensing, purchasing the rights to the above invention or entering into a royalty agreement please contact the office of Michael I. Kroll as follows:

Michael I. Kroll
Suite 304
80 Skyline Drive
Plainview, New York 11803

Tel. #: 800-367-7774
Tel. #: 516-367-7777
Fax #: 800-367-7999
Fax #: 516-802-0510
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