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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/58 (2024.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4429 (2013.01); A61B 6/4435 (2013.01); A61B 6/4452 (2013.01); A61B 6/4476 (2013.01); A61B 6/587 (2013.01); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus applicable for use in the context of dental or medical X-ray imaging includes a support constructionto which an X-ray source, an X-ray detector and a visible light emitting construction' are mounted. The support constructionis configured to enable moving the X-ray sourceand the visible light emitting construction′ such that they can be positioned at a given first and second time at essentially the same location so as to direct, when positioned at that location, a given field pattern in essentially the same direction towards the X-ray detector