Modular intraoral imaging device
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsEdi Fridman, Moshe Alboher
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Abstract
An intraoral imaging device comprises a base and a removable probe coupled to the base. The base comprises a processing device configured to control operation of the intraoral imaging device and a first connector at a distal end of the base. The removable probe comprises one or more structured light projectors configured to project a light pattern, a plurality of cameras configured to image the projected light pattern to produce intraoral image data, and a second connector at a first end of the removable probe. The second connector mates with the first connector to provide a power connection between the removable probe and the base and a data connection between the removable probe and the base.
Claims20
An intraoral imaging device, comprising:
- a base comprising:
- a processing device configured to control operation of the intraoral imaging device;
- and
- a first connector at a distal end of the base;
- and
- a removable probe comprising:
- one or more structured light projectors configured to project a light pattern;
- a plurality of cameras configured to image the projected light pattern to produce intraoral image data;
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- a second connector at a first end of the removable probe configured to mate with the first connector to provide a power connection between the removable probe and the base and to provide a data connection between the removable probe and the base, wherein the processing device is configured to receive the intraoral image data from the plurality of cameras via the data connection.
An intraoral imaging device, comprising:
- a base comprising a processing device configured to control operation of the intraoral imaging device;
- a first removable probe comprising:
- one or more first light projectors configured to project first light;
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- a first plurality of cameras configured to capture first images under the first light to produce first intraoral image data;
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- a second removable probe comprising:
- one or more second light projectors configured to project second light;
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- a second plurality of cameras configured to capture second images under the second light to produce second intraoral image data;
- wherein the first removable probe and the second removable probe are configured to be interchangeably connected to the base.
An intraoral imaging device, comprising:
- a base comprising:
- a processing device configured to control operation of the intraoral imaging device;
- a power supply configured to power the intraoral imaging device;
- a communications module configured to communicate with a computing device;
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- one or more first connectors at a distal end of the base, wherein the one or more first connectors comprise one or more first contacts and one or more second contacts;
- and
- a removable probe comprising:
- one or more structured light projectors configured to project a light pattern;
- a plurality of cameras configured to image the projected light pattern to produce intraoral image data;
- and
- one or more second connectors at a first end of the removable probe, wherein the one or more second connectors comprise one or more third contacts configured to mate with the one or more first contacts to provide a power connection between the removable probe and the base and comprise one or more fourth contacts configured to mate with the one or more second contacts to provide a data connection between the removable probe and the base, wherein the processing device is configured to receive the intraoral image data from the plurality of cameras via the data connection and to send the intraoral image data to the computing device via the communications module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.