Intra-oral mirrors
OwnerRyan Johnson, Breanne Sangerinventors
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Abstract
Mirrors for viewing and/or photographing occlusal, buccal, and lingual views of a patient's teeth are described. In an exemplary embodiment, a mirror comprises a first lobe providing an imaging surface during use. The first lobe has a reflective surface for reflecting a photo-quality image of the patient's teeth in the direction of a camera approach during use. A second lobe provides a handle. The first and second lobes are connected to one another and form an angle between the handle and the imaging surface that automatically positions a user's hand on the handle away from the camera approach during use.
Claims20
An intra-oral mirror, comprising:
- a first lobe providing an imaging surface during use, the first lobe having a reflective surface for reflecting a photo-quality image of the patient's teeth in the direction of a camera approach during use;
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- a second lobe providing a handle, the first and second lobes connected to one another at an angle that automatically positions a user's hand on the handle away from the camera approach during use.
A method, comprising:
- providing a mirror for partial insertion into a patient's mouth, the mirror having opposing lobes oriented at an angle relative to one another such that a user's hand is positioned away from a camera approach during use even if the user is holding the mirror in the patient's mouth;
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- reflecting an image of a patient's teeth from one of the opposing lobes toward the camera approach when the other opposing lobe is positioned in the patient's mouth adjacent the patient's teeth, the image of the patient's teeth suitable for photographing.
A mirror for photographing teeth, comprising:
- first lobe means for positioning and holding second lobe means adjacent the teeth, a plane through the first lobe means angled relative to a plane through the second lobe means so that a user holding the first lobe means does not block a camera approach adjacent the second lobe means during use;
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- imaging means for reflecting a photo-quality image of the teeth from the second lobe means in a direction of the camera approach during use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.