Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Intraoral scanner with moveable opto-mechanical module
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Application No.: US17737349Application Date: 2022-05-05
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Publication No.: US11712164B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Yossef Atiya , Tal Verker
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C9/00 ; G02B21/00 ; G01B11/24 ; G02B21/36 ; A61B1/247 ; G01B11/06 ; A61C19/04

Abstract:
An intraoral scanner comprises a light source, a moveable opto-mechanical module, an axial actuator, and an image sensor. The light source is configured to generate light that is to be output onto an object external to the intraoral scanner. The moveable opto-mechanical module comprises integrated projection/imaging optics and an exit pupil, the projection/imaging optics having an optical axis, wherein the projection/imaging optics are entirely integrated into the moveable opto-mechanical module. The axial actuator is coupled to the projection/imaging optics and configured to move the moveable opto-mechanical module comprising an entirety of the projection/imaging optics in the optical axis to achieve a plurality of focus settings. The image sensor is configured to receive reflected light that has been reflected off of the object external to the intraoral scanner for the plurality of focus settings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220257121A1 INTRAORAL SCANNER WITH MOVEABLE OPTO-MECHANICAL MODULE Public/Granted day:2022-08-18
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