Hand-held diagnostic dental probe with video imaging
US5527262A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/2733
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved hand-held diagnostic dental probe includes a casing that having a hand-holdable body portion, a neck portion that extends from the body portion to a head portion that is formed of a back cover and a front cover. A circuit board assembly in the body portion contains video processing circuitry, and a flexible neck board extends forward from the body portion through the neck portion of the casing to a head board located in the head portion of the casing. A solid state imager and a miniature lamp are disposed on the head board. The front cover contains an adjustable focus lens cell for focusing on the imager an image of a target in the lens cell's field of view. The instrument provides a monitor-ready standard format full color video signal.
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