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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Rami Boltanski, Kiryat Ono, IL;
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 9/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G02B 3/00 (2006.01); G02B 7/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/247 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 27/12 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); A61B 1/00172 (2013.01); A61B 1/247 (2013.01); A61B 5/0062 (2013.01); A61B 5/0068 (2013.01); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A61B 5/4547 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); G02B 3/0006 (2013.01); G02B 7/003 (2013.01); G02B 7/008 (2013.01); G02B 26/10 (2013.01); G02B 27/10 (2013.01); G02B 27/123 (2013.01); H05K 1/0201 (2013.01); H05K 1/181 (2013.01); H05K 5/0217 (2013.01); H05K 5/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0233 (2013.01); H05K 2201/068 (2013.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical system comprises a detector to determine one or more intensities of light impinging on one or more locations of the detector and an optical element to redirect light towards the detector along a detection axis. The detector and optical element are coupled together by three or more substantially flat flexures respectively defining three or more flexure planes parallel to the detection axis. The three or more substantially flat flexures prevent rotational movement of the optical element with respect to the detector with changes in temperature.