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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Juha Koivisto, Helsinki, FI;
Christian De Godzinsky, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/00 ; A61C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/00 ; A61C 3/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an imaging means ( ) suitable for recording images from the teeth and the mouth region. The imaging means ( ) comprise an image-recording device such as a video camera, the optical components of an object illumination system, an instrument connection cable and a connector. The invention further concerns a dental unit ( ) having one or more instrument connectors (C) onto which the control system of said dental unit ( ) switches the physical variables required for the use of the instrument attached to said instrument connector. The invention also concerns a method of connecting an imaging means to a dental unit.