How did this product evolve as you tested it out?įred Van de Perre: The original prototypes I tested in my daughter’s mouth when she was 12, wearing braces. Orthodontic Products : The Platypus Orthodontic Flosser started as a tool for orthodontic assistants and dental hygienists, co-invented with a dental hygienist. Orthodontic Products talked to Van de Perre about PlatypusCo’s namesake product, the Platypus Orthodontic Flosser, and its latest product roll out, the V-Shield System-a high volume evacuation unit, designed to protect orthodontic staff and patients from airborne microbes.
With Van de Perre’s interest in innovative ideas, it’s no wonder he recently shifted the consumer-orientated PlatypusCo to meet the needs of the practitioners working amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. And then in 2001, he founded Paradise Dental Technologies (PDT), focusing on developing ergonomic, ultra-light instruments. He first entered the dental industry with the EzeeKleen 2.5, a device which replaced conventional distillation methods for many North American dental practitioners. While the Platypus Orthodontic Flosser launched PlatypusCo, which now offers a number of patient-focused hygiene products, the company was not Van de Perre’s first foray into the dental product scene. Co-invented by PlatypusCo founder Fred Van de Perre and Laura Morgan, a pediatric registered dental hygienist, the flosser features a patented design that slides under braces/archwires to floss between the teeth, while not harming orthodontic hardware.
When PlatypusCo set up shop in 2008, it entered the market with a novel device-the Platypus Orthodontic Flosser, aimed at making flossing easier for bracket and wire patients. But what about the low-tech products that simply make patient treatment easier and the workday safer? Innovation is the name of the game in orthodontics, but when we talk about innovation we often focus on the high-tech. PlatypusCo is known for the Platypus Orthodontic Flosser and its line of patient hygiene focused products, but with COVID-19 it’s taken on airborne virus mitigation.
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