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Toothbrush with Palmar Grip Handle

a palmar grip, toothbrush technology, applied in the field of toothbrushes, can solve the problems of excessive fine motor skills and/or strength for current standard toothbrushes to operate properly, device problems, fingertip grip of ordinary toothbrushes, etc., and achieve the effect of reducing the risk of overbrushing

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-10-29
AID MEDCORP
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a toothbrush designed for people with dexterity or strength issues. It has a palmar grip attached to the handle at a distance from the brush head, reducing the chance of over-brushing. The grip can be made of a single piece, making assembly and disassembly easier. The patent also suggests using multiple toothbrushes with different grip sizes for different therapy and training needs.

Problems solved by technology

Current standard toothbrushes require too great an amount of fine motor skills and / or strength to operate properly for those suffering from dexterity-related and / or hand-strength issues.
These individuals may be suffering from arthritis and other joint-related pain or may be pediatric users with fingers too small to properly manipulate the toothbrush.
The difficulty these users encounter is that ordinary toothbrushes require a fingertip grip due to the relatively small surface area grip of the toothbrush.
These devices are problematic for the above-mentioned users when attaching and / or removing from the toothbrush due to the necessity of fine fingertip control.
These devices are also problematic because they create a risk of over-brushing due to the mechanical advantage these grips will create with the toothbrush.
As discussed previously, however, those required to use a palmer toothbrush grip, activate their chest, shoulder and upper arm muscles, which make ordinary proper tooth brushing technique a challenge.
In fact, those using the palmer grip are more at risk of over-brushing due to the larger muscle group and greater force potential used with brushing.
Other toothbrushes designed to provide an ergonomically advantageous handle for comfortable handling fail to convey the advantages and comfort to those with severe dexterity disorders, much less provides dexterity rehabilitation or over-brushing prevention.

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[0012]The following detailed description are the best currently contemplated modes of carrying out exemplary embodiments of the invention. The description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the invention, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

[0013]Broadly, an embodiment of the present invention provides a toothbrush with a palmar grip handle for dexterity assistance, dexterity rehabilitation and over-brushing prevention. The toothbrush may provide the palmar grip along a portion of the handle. The palmar grip may be substantially spherical in shape, and sized and adapted to stimulate the central nervous system for improving muscle memory, thereby aiding in rehabilitation of users suffering from central nervous system trauma. The palmar grip may also be sized, located and otherwise adapted to prevent over-brushing for all users, as well as proving a more comfortable gr...

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Abstract

A toothbrush with a palmar grip handle for dexterity assistance, dexterity rehabilitation and over-brushing prevention is provided. The toothbrush may provide the palmar grip along a portion of the handle. The palmar grip may be substantially spherical in shape, and sized and adapted to stimulate the central nervous system for improving muscle memory, thereby aiding in the rehabilitation of users suffering from central nervous system trauma. The palmar grip may also be sized and adapted to prevent over-brushing for all users, as well as providing a more comfortable grip for those suffering from hand and join pain disorders, hand-weakness, manual dexterity ailments or fine motor impairments.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 983,871 entitled “Easy Way to Hold Toothbrush” filed on Apr. 24, 2014, the contents of which are incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to toothbrushes, and more particularly, to a toothbrush with a palmar grip for dexterity assistance, dexterity rehabilitation and over-brushing prevention.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0003]Current standard toothbrushes require too great an amount of fine motor skills and / or strength to operate properly for those suffering from dexterity-related and / or hand-strength issues. These individuals may be suffering from arthritis and other joint-related pain or may be pediatric users with fingers too small to properly manipulate the toothbrush. The difficulty these users encounter is that ordinary toothbrushes require a fingertip grip due to the relatively small su...

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IPC IPC(8): A46B5/02
CPCA46B5/021A46B5/026A46B5/025A46B9/04G09B19/003G09B19/0084G16H20/30
Inventor MILLER, MEGANGRANDY, JARED
Owner AID MEDCORP
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