Dental X-ray system with electronic sensor
AssigneeKaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co.
InventorsAlexander Hack, Uwe Zeller, Klaus Weber
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Abstract
A dental X-ray system includes a radiation source used to produce X-rays and disposed in an X-ray head. The system has an electronic sensor used to detect X-rays. The sensor can be detachably connected to a central unit of the X-ray system by a plug-in connection. The electronic control system for the sensor is integrated into a plug connected thereto by an external connection cable and is associated with the sensor, thereby enabling a simple exchange between two sensors. The system can include several sensors that can be operated parallel to each other.
Claims27
A dental X-ray system, comprising:
- an X-ray head having a radiation source selectively generating X-ray radiation;
- a central unit;
- a plug connection connected to said central unit;
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- an electronic X-ray radiation detection sensor releasably connected with said central unit through said plug connection, said sensor having:
- a plug;
- control electronics integrated into said plug;
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- an external cable connecting said plug with said sensor.
A dental X-ray system, comprising:
- an X-ray head having a radiation source selectively generating X-ray radiation;
- a central unit;
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- first and second electronic X-ray radiation detection sensors releasably connected with said central unit through at least one plug connection, said sensors operating in parallel to one another, each of said sensors having:
- a plug;
- control electronics integrated into said plug;
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- an external cable connecting said plug with said sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.