US 12,245,908 B2
Device for distribution of a liquid in a user's mouth
Anders Stokkelien, Kristiansand (NO); Preben Falkum, Kristiansand (NO); and Cato Stene Kolstad, Kristiansand (NO)
Assigned to ALIVA AS, Kristiansand (NO)
Appl. No. 17/642,720
Filed by ALIVA AS, Kristiansand (NO)
PCT Filed Sep. 11, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/075546
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 14, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/048406, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20191106 (NO), filed on Sep. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0323191 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. A61C 17/024 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 19/063 (2013.01) [A61C 17/024 (2019.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mouthpiece for distribution of a liquid in a user's mouth, the mouthpiece comprising:
an inlet for a tube;
at least two outlets; and
a single internal channel that fluidically connects the at least two outlets to each other and to the inlet,
wherein the mouthpiece is configured to be positioned within a superior vestibule of the user's mouth apical to a gingival margin,
wherein the mouthpiece is formed of two sheets that are bonded together, apart from in an unfixed region that defines the internal channel, such that a thickness of the mouthpiece is less than 1.0 mm,
wherein a width of the mouthpiece is between 0.6 cm and 1.0 cm, and
wherein a width of the internal channel is in a range of 1 mm to 3 mm.