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US 8,360,771 B2Granted
Handpiece for detection of dental demineralization
AssigneeTherametric Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGeorge K. Stookey, Charles L. Thomeczek, Jr., Jun Ge
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Abstract
A dental implement including a housing, a light source, and an air supply, the implement being suitable for examining tissue such as dentition of a patient and detecting loss of mineralization therein. The implement is capable of operating in a wireless mode. The implement is further able to communicate with a computing device to allow recording of images captured by the implement.
Claims15
A handheld dental implement including:
- a housing defining an interior space;
- a power source;
- a light source electrically coupled to the power source;
- a light detecting device;
- a gas reservoir
- a mirror positioned to reflect light from the light source onto a diagnostic specimen and positioned to reflect light from the diagnostic specimen to the light detecting device;
- and
- a gas conduit positioned to transmit gas from the gas reservoir into contact with the mirror.
5 more elements
A handheld dental implement including:
- a power source;
- a light source electrically coupled to the power source;
- a microphone;
- an antenna coupled to the power source and the microphone;
- a light detecting device,
- a gas reservoir;
- a mirror positioned to reflect light from the light source onto a diagnostic specimen and positioned to reflect light from the diagnostic specimen to the light detecting device;
- and
- a gas conduit positioned to transmit gas from the gas reservoir into contact with the mirror.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.