MUMBAI, India, April 10 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441076740 A) filed by JAIN, Bangalore, Karnataka, on Oct. 9, 2024, for 'teeth flossing assistive device.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Suhas Ballal.
The application for the patent was published on April 10, under issue no. 15/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A teeth flossing assistive device, comprising an elongated body 1 having proximal and distal end, a handle crafted on the proximal end gripped by a user to position a C-shaped member 2 configured with the distal end over teeth of the user for flossing the teeth as per requirement, a motorized roller 3 installed with one end of the member 2 and wrapped with a dental floss 4, a gripper 7 installed over other end of the member 2 to maintain a pre-set tension in the floss 4, an imaging unit 5 installed over the body 1 to determine location of the plaque a speaker 6 installed over the body 1 to produce a voice command to guide the user regrading positioning of the floss 4 in order to initiate removal of the plaque."
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