公开(公告)号：US10271720B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-30

申请号：US15127622

申请日：2015-03-25

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Johannes Fink ,  Guenter Zilligen ,  David M. Rudek

IPC: A61B1/247 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61B1/06

Abstract: The present invention provides an intraoral imaging and illumination apparatus comprising a rear portion and a front portion removably connected to the rear portion. The front portion is formed as a light guide. The rear portion comprises an imaging device and an illumination device. The illumination device is adapted to couple light into the front portion and towards a leading end of the front portion opposite the rear portion so as to illuminate a first object. The imaging device is adapted to image the first object.

公开(公告)号：US20170172403A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-22

申请号：US15127622

申请日：2015-03-25

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Johannes Fink ,  Guenter Zilligen ,  David M. Rudek

IPC: A61B1/247 ,  A61B1/06 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/07

CPC classification number: A61B1/247 ,  A61B1/00101 ,  A61B1/00105 ,  A61B1/00165 ,  A61B1/042 ,  A61B1/063 ,  A61B1/0669 ,  A61B1/0684 ,  A61B1/07 ,  A61B1/24

Abstract: The present invention provides an intraoral imaging and illumination apparatus (10) comprising a rear portion (12) and a front portion (14) removably connected to the rear portion (12). The front portion (14) is formed as a light guide (29). The rear portion (12) comprises an imaging device (16) and an illumination device (18). The illumination device (18) is adapted to couple light into the front portion (14) and towards a leading end (30) of the front portion (14) opposite the rear portion (12) so as to illuminate a first object (66). The imaging device (16) is adapted to image the first object (66).