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US 10,485,495 B2Granted
Hand positioner for cephalometric extra oral dental imaging devices
AssigneeTrophy
InventorsPhilippe Congy, Olivier Martino
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Abstract
A hand positioner device for an extra-oral imaging system can be coupled to the cephalometric mount between the collimator and the cephalometric sensor. The hand positioner device is attached and detached from the cephalometric mount without using tools. In one embodiment, a hand positioner device for an extra-oral imaging system can have an adjustable level of attachment. In one embodiment, a hand positioner device for an extra-oral imaging system can be repeatedly mounted in a plane parallel to an imaging plane of the cephalometric sensor.
Claims15
An extra-oral imaging system, the extra-oral system comprising:
- a support base adjustable in at least one dimension;
- a cephalometric module coupled to the support base and configured to position a cephalometric imaging sensor about a first imaging area formed with an x-ray source, where x-rays from the x-ray source impinge the cephalometric sensor after radiating the first imaging area;
- a cephalometric patient positioning unit positioned operatively near the first imaging area;
- a cephalometric collimator;
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- a hand positioner device detachably coupled to the cephalometric module between the collimator and the cephalometric sensor, where the hand positioner device is removed by applying force to the hand positioner device in a single direction.
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