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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2001
Applicants:
Nikolaj Deichmann, Kobenhavn O, DK;
Tais Clausen, Kobenhavn O, DK;
Rune Fisker, Kobenhavn N, DK;
Christophe Vasiljev Barthe, Kobenhavn N, DK;
Inventors:
Nikolaj Deichmann, Kobenhavn O, DK;
Tais Clausen, Kobenhavn O, DK;
Rune Fisker, Kobenhavn N, DK;
Christophe Vasiljev Barthe, Kobenhavn N, DK;
Assignee:
3Shape ApS, Kobenhavn K, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanner for three-dimensional scanning of interior surfaces or cavities of limited dimensions or with restricted accessibility. The scanner includes a probe having an axis and at least one light source and one camera adapted to perform a scan 360° around the axis of the probe. High precision three-dimensional replicas of real objects may be created using 3-D scan data obtainable with the scanner.