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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Moxtek, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Inventors:
Samuel Soonho Lee, Newton, MA (US);
Victor Armando Tirado, Woburn, MA (US);
David S. Crawford, Salem, UT (US);
Assignees:
Other;
Moxtek, Inc., Orem, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/14 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/145 (2013.01); A61B 6/4057 (2013.01); A61B 6/425 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a device for low x-ray radiation dosage while taking x-ray images of a patient's teeth is disclosed. The method includes use of an x-ray source and receiver positioned at least partially inside the patient's mouth. The device includes an x-ray source and receiver attached together by a bite holder and configured to both be disposed at least partially inside the patient's mouth across a tooth while taking x-ray images of a patient's tooth.