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US 2025/0025036 A1Published application
Dental care unit
AssigneePlanmeca Oy
InventorsKustaa Nyholm, Christian De Godzinsky
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Abstract
The invention relates to a dental care unit having, among other things, a dental operating light configured to generate a light pattern of a desired shape at a desired distance from the dental operating light to illuminate a patient's oral cavity, and where the dental operating light comprises structurally integrated optical cameras configured to operatively work with a light control system of the dental operating light.
Claims21
1-16. (canceled)
A dental care unit, comprising:
- a frame structure;
- a dental care instrument connected to the frame structure by a first support construction;
- a dental operating light connected to the frame structure by a second support construction;
- and
- a control system configured to cause at least one of water, compressed air, power, and a control signal to be delivered to each of the dental care instrument and the dental operating light, wherein the dental operating light is configured to generate a light pattern of a desired shape at a desired distance from the dental operating light so as to illuminate a patient's oral cavity without glaring the patient;
- and
- wherein the dental operating light of the dental care unit comprises:
- a light projector configured to emit the light pattern;
- a light control system connected to the light projector;
- at least two integrated operationally adjustable optical cameras arranged at a distance from each other;
- and
- a camera controller connected to the optical cameras, wherein the camera controller is configured to be in operational connection with the light control system.
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A dental care unit, comprising:
- a frame having a first support structure to support at least one instrument to perform a dental care procedure for treating a patient;
- a control system by which to deliver at least one of water and compressed air needed to operate the at least one instrument;
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- the frame structure having a second support structure to support an operating light arranged for use in connection with the dental care procedure and arranged to generate at a desired distance from the operating light a light pattern of a size and shape defined by a dental operating light standard so as to illuminate a patient's oral cavity without glaring the patient,
- wherein the operating light comprises:
- a light projector;
- a light control system;
- and
- structurally integrated with the operating light two optical cameras arranged at a distance from each other, each optical camera at a distance away from the center of the light projector, and wherein the optical cameras are operatively integrated as part of the operating light by a camera controller configured to receive control signals from the light control system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.