Ray tracking for intraoral 3D scanner

    公开(公告)号:US11930154B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US18156349

    申请日:2023-01-18

    摘要: An intraoral scanning system comprises and intraoral scanner and a processor. The intraoral scanner comprises one or more cameras and one or more structured light projectors, the intraoral scanner to generate a series of images using the one or more cameras, each image including at least a portion of a pattern projected by the one or more structured light projectors onto an intraoral three-dimensional surface. The processor runs a correspondence algorithm to compute respective three-dimensional positions of a plurality of features of the pattern on the intraoral three-dimensional surface, as captured in the series of images. The processor identifies the computed three-dimensional position of a detected feature of the pattern as corresponding to a particular projector ray r, in at least a subset of the series of images. The processor tracks the particular projector ray r across one or more additional images of the series of images.

    Full-scanner barrier for an intra-oral device

    公开(公告)号:US11759277B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US16942616

    申请日:2020-07-29

    IPC分类号: A61B6/14 A61B46/17 A61B46/00

    CPC分类号: A61B46/17 A61B6/145 A61B46/40

    摘要: Removable barrier devices (e.g., sleeves) for covering medical scanning devices to reduce the chance of cross-contamination between patients and/or to protect the scanning devices from physical damage. The barrier device can include a cover that has an integrated window for passing optical signals between the scanning device and an external environment. The cover can include a sleeve that covers a handle portion of the scanning device to prevent contamination of the handle from a user's hand or glove. The cover and sleeve may both be formed of the same flexible material, or the cover may be rigid to maintain the window in a fixed position and the sleeve may be flexible to allow a user to activate a button or touchpad on the handle. An interface region between the cover and sleeve may provide a hermetic seal. The window may include a nanostructured antireflective material to limit internal reflections.

    Apparatus and method for measuring surface topography optically

    公开(公告)号:US11273017B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-15

    申请号:US16922967

    申请日:2020-07-07

    摘要: An apparatus includes a probe sized to be at least partially inserted into an intraoral cavity of a patient and an illumination unit configured to output light. The apparatus includes a light focusing assembly comprising an image space lens, an object space lens and a focus changing assembly between the image space lens and the object space lens and being configured to: overlap a plurality of light beams of the light within the light focusing assembly; and focus the light to a plurality of external focal planes to illuminate the patient's teeth. The apparatus includes a detector to measure one or more characteristics of incident light returning from the illuminated patient's teeth and a processor coupled to the detector and configured to generate data representative of a topography of the patient's teeth based on the one or more measured characteristics of the incident light returning from the illuminated patient's teeth.

    APPARATUS FOR DENTAL IMAGING
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210186335A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US17191579

    申请日:2021-03-03

    摘要: An apparatus for dental imaging comprises a light source for generating light, an optics system for focusing the light, and a probe head. The light source, the optics system and the probe head are arranged such that the light passes through the optics system, passes through the probe head, and exits the probe head. The optics system is configured such that, upon entering the probe head, an outermost chief ray of the light with respect to an optical axis of the optics system is divergent to the optical axis and an outermost marginal ray of the light with respect to the optical axis is parallel or divergent to the optical axis.

    THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING APPARATUS WITH COLOR SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20200296352A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16890972

    申请日:2020-06-02

    摘要: A system includes an intraoral scanner and a computing device operatively connected to the intraoral scanner. The intraoral scanner generates three-dimensional scan data of a tooth and further performs color measurements of the tooth. The computing device receives the three-dimensional scan data of the tooth during a first mode of operation. The computing device invokes a second mode of operation, and presents, in a graphical user interface (GUI), an image of the tooth. The computing device further presents, in the GUI, data indicating a plurality of color zones of the tooth and further indicating, for at least one color zone of the plurality of color zones, that insufficient color information has been received, wherein each color zone indicates a separate region of the tooth that is expected to have approximately uniform color.

    Apparatus and method for measuring surface topography optically

    公开(公告)号:US10743967B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-18

    申请号:US16287120

    申请日:2019-02-27

    摘要: An apparatus is described for determining surface topography of a three-dimensional structure. The apparatus can include a probe and an illumination unit configured to output a plurality of light beams. In many embodiments, the apparatus includes a light focusing assembly. The light focusing assembly can receive and focus each of a plurality of light beams to a respective external focal point. The light focusing assembly can be configured to overlap the plurality of light beams within a focus changing assembly in order to move the external focal points along a direction of propagation of the light beams. The apparatus can include a detector having an array of sensing elements configured to measure a characteristic of each of a plurality of light beams returning from the illuminated spots and a processor coupled to the detector and configured to generate data representative of topography of the structure based on the measured characteristic.

    APPARATUS FOR DENTAL CONFOCAL IMAGING
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200214574A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-09

    申请号:US16820505

    申请日:2020-03-16

    摘要: An apparatus for dental confocal imaging comprises an illumination module for generating an array of light beams, an optics system for confocal focusing of the array of light beams and a probe head with a light-guiding part having an entrance face and an exit face. The illumination module, the optics system and the probe head are arranged such that the array of light beams from the illumination module passes through the optics system, enters the light-guiding part via the entrance face and exits the light-guiding part via the exit face. The optics system is configured such that, after having passed through the optics system, the outermost marginal rays of the outermost light beams with respect to the optical axis of the optics system are parallel or divergent to the optical axis.