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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masataka Toda, Toyohashi, JP;
Hiroyuki Suganuma, Nagoya, JP;
Shiro Yamazaki, Anjo, JP;
Koji Kuno, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600589 ; 600590 ; 433 29 ; 33514 ;
Abstract
A probe for measuring a depth of a periodontal pocket includes an emitting device for emitting, from a position at a distance from the periodontal pocket, a light beam toward the periodontal pocket, a receiving device for receiving, at a position at another distance from the periodontal pocket, the light beam after being reflected on a bottom of the periodontal pocket, and an analyzing device for displaying the depth of the periodontal pocket after a calculation thereof on the basis of an analysis of the light beam received at the receiving device.