US Patent Issued to DIGNITY HEALTH on Sept. 8 for "Electric toothbrush with controlled suction and irrigation" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,980, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to DIGNITY HEALTH (San Francisco).

"Electric toothbrush with controlled suction and irrigation" was invented by Virginia Prendergast (Phoenix), Cynthia Kleiman (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Ronald Thatcher (King City, Canada) and Robert G. Dickie (King City, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toothbrush for use by an operator and capable of being connected to a suction device and a syringe. The toothbrush includes a head, a handle, and a suction assembly. The head includes a plurality of bristles and an irrigation port configured to be in fluid communication with the syringe. The handle is coupled to ...