Unit dose oral cleaning device and product dispensing system

Abstract

An oral care product dispensing system includes a container and a plurality of individually packaged items arranged in an organized fashion according to a predetermined treatment plan. At least one of the individually packaged items, or the packages in which it is contained, may be identified with a predetermined time for use. The plurality of individually packaged items may be arranged sequentially according to the predetermined time for use, such as meals, times of day, days, or intervals.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An oral care product dispensing system, comprising:
 a container; and   a plurality of individually packaged items arranged in an organized fashion according to a predetermined treatment plan.   
     
     
         2 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the individually packaged items are oral care items. 
     
     
         3 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the oral care items is a toothbrush. 
     
     
         4 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the oral care items is a suction device. 
     
     
         5 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the individually packaged items is contained in a package, and wherein at least one of the individually packaged items or the packages are identified with a predetermined time for use. 
     
     
         6 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of individually packaged items are arranged sequentially according to the predetermined time for use. 
     
     
         7 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 6 , wherein the predetermined times comprise one of: meals, times of day, days, or intervals. 
     
     
         8 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 1 , comprising at least four packages of individually packaged items, wherein a first package is identified with an identifier associated with breakfast, a second package is identified with an identifier associated with lunch, a third package is identified with an identifier associated with dinner, and a fourth package is identified with an identifier associated with bedtime. 
     
     
         9 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the identifier associated with breakfast, the identifier associated with lunch, the identifier associated with dinner, and the identifier associated with bedtime is text. 
     
     
         10 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of individually packaged items is sealed within a package and must be removed from the package prior to use. 
     
     
         11 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to indicate compliance with the predetermined treatment plan. 
     
     
         12 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 11 , wherein the system is configured to allow for visual inspection to determine compliance with the predetermined treatment plan. 
     
     
         13 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 12 , wherein the individually packaged items are visible in the package to allow for visual inspection. 
     
     
         14 . The oral care product dispensing system of  claim 1 , wherein the individually packaged items are configured to be used a single time. 
     
     
         15 . An oral cleaning compliance system, comprising:
 a container; and   a plurality of oral care items in the container, wherein each of the plurality of oral care items is identified with a predetermined time for use.   
     
     
         16 . The oral cleaning compliance system of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of oral care items are arranged sequentially according to the predetermined times for use. 
     
     
         17 . The oral cleaning compliance system of  claim 15 , comprising at least four packages, each containing one of the plurality of oral care items, wherein a first package is identified with an identifier associated with breakfast, a second package is identified with an identifier associated with lunch, a third package is identified with an identifier associated with dinner, and a fourth package is identified with an identifier associated with bedtime. 
     
     
         18 . An oral care package configured to be included in an oral cleaning compliance system, the package comprising:
 an oral care item; and   an identifier, wherein the identifier provides information on a predetermined time for use of the oral care item.   
     
     
         19 . The package of  claim 18 , wherein the identifier associates the predetermined time for use with at least one of breakfast, lunch, dinner, or bedtime. 
     
     
         20 . The package of  claim 18 , wherein the package is configured such that the oral care item is visible in the packaging to allow for visual inspection to determine compliance with an oral care treatment plan.