Oral Therapy Device With Segmented Light Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing oral care therapy devices are limited in effectively addressing soreness within the mouth and may not deliver light therapy directly within the oral cavity, leading to inefficiencies and potential allergic reactions or drug resistance.
Innovation Solution
An oral therapy device with a therapeutic unit containing various stimulation elements such as irradiation sources, heating elements, and electrodes, which can be fastened to the user's body, and a control module that regulates power supply to these elements, allowing for direct application of therapies within the oral cavity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If light therapy is administered externally to the mouth, then the device structure is simpler, but the therapy effectiveness for oral soreness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate components: a mouthpiece with light sources for oral cavity treatment and a separate support structure that can be worn externally. This segmentation allows the light therapy to be delivered directly inside the mouth for effectiveness while keeping the external support structure simple and non-intrusive.
Solution Approach 2:
A flexible conduit or wire acts as an intermediary, connecting the external power source and control unit to the light sources positioned inside the oral cavity. This intermediary allows power and control signals to be transmitted without requiring the entire device to be inside the mouth, balancing accessibility with therapy effectiveness.
2Reliability
If medications are used for oral therapy, then the treatment of oral ailments is effective, but the risk of allergies and drug resistance increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical medications with physical light therapy using LEDs that emit specific wavelengths. The light energy directly affects oral tissues and bacteria through photobiological effects, eliminating the need for chemical compounds that can cause allergies or drug resistance while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness.
3Reliability
If chemical compositions are used for oral care, then the elimination of germs is achieved, but the staining of teeth and erosion of tooth enamel occurs
Solution Approach 1:
Chemical antimicrobial agents are replaced with light-based therapy. The LED light sources emit wavelengths that have antibacterial effects on oral microbes through photodynamic action, achieving germ elimination without the need for chemical compositions that can stain teeth or erode enamel.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides comprehensive oral therapy directly within the oral cavity, enhancing oral hygiene and health by addressing soreness and other oral issues effectively, while being simple, inexpensive, and convenient to use.
Implementation Method 1
one or more light sources mounted on the support. These light sources, embodied as arrays of LEDs
Implementation Method 2
heating elements
Implementation Method 3
cooling elements
Implementation Method 4
ultrasonic wave generators
Implementation Method 5
vibratory elements
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide an oral therapy device. The oral therapy device includes a therapeutic unit configured to be located inside an oral cavity of a user, the therapeutic unit including a plurality of stimulation elements provided thereupon, and a contact layer configured to make contact with inner surfaces of the oral cavity, the contact layer shaped as concaved inwards towards a housing container of the therapeutic unit. The oral therapy device further includes a control module electrically connected to the therapeutic unit through an electrical conductor. Also, the oral therapy device includes an electrical power source provided within the control module, the electrical power source configured to provide electrical power to the plurality of stimulation elements. Furthermore, the control module is configured to regulate the supply of the electrical power to the plurality of stimulation elements to modify operational characteristics of the plurality of stimulation elements.