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US 2009/0154656 A1Published application
Bite device used with a panorama x-ray device
AssigneeSirona Dental Systems GmbH
InventorKlaus STOECKL
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Abstract
A bite device for the correct positioning of a patient when a panoramic X-ray is taken, comprising a holder part which can be placed in a fixed direction in relation to the X-ray device, a plate which can pivot against the holder and which is provided with a bite part into which a patient bites, and means for detecting the pivoting angle A between the plate and the holder part.
Claims4
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A bite device for correct positioning of a patient for taking a radiograph with a panoramic X-ray device, comprising:
- a holding member;
- a plate pivotally attached to said holding member, said plate including a bite piece on which the patient bites;
- means for detecting an angle of deflection a between said plate and said holding member, and
- driving means for vertically adjusting said holding member and said plate.
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