公开(公告)号：US09700395B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-11

申请号：US14547273

申请日：2014-11-19

Applicant: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

Inventor： Douglas Hohlbein ,  Elizabeth Gittins ,  Harsh M. Trivedi ,  Sharon Kennedy ,  Madhusudan Patel ,  Deborah Peru

IPC: G01N21/75 ,  A61C19/04 ,  A46B11/00 ,  A46B15/00 ,  A46B17/08 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61C15/02 ,  A61C19/06 ,  G01N33/543 ,  A61K6/00 ,  A61C17/00

CPC classification number: A61C19/04 ,  A46B11/001 ,  A46B15/0002 ,  A46B15/0055 ,  A46B17/08 ,  A46B2200/1066 ,  A61B10/0051 ,  A61B2010/0006 ,  A61C15/02 ,  A61C17/005 ,  A61C19/063 ,  A61K6/00 ,  A61K6/0002 ,  G01N33/54353 ,  G01N33/5436

Abstract: The present invention relates to devices and systems for detecting the existence of oral conditions. In one aspect, the invention is a device including a detector capable of detecting a marker of an oral condition; a self-contained indicator that is actuated by a signal from the detector, wherein the indicator is one of a structural indicator adapted to undergo a physical change that is haptically perceptible, a dye adapted to be released into a user's mouth, and a flavor adapted to be released into a user's mouth; and wherein said device is detachably securable to an oral care implement.