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Method and measurement system for optically measuring an object

US10390693B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dentsply Sirona Inc. · US

Inventors

Anders Adamson · Darmstadt, DE
Frank Thiel · Oberramstadt, DE
Ulf Willers · Seeheim-Jugenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2016
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 19, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01B2210/52
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a measurement system for optically measuring an object, comprising a dental camera and an optical attachment. In this case the optical attachment comprises at least one lens, which is shaped and arranged in such a way that the optical attachment has a negative focal length so that a measurement field or a measurement volume of the dental camera is enlarged by the optical attachment.

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