Method for covering a mouth insert portion of an intraoral camera with a film-made sheath and the combination thereof
US6305536A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D85/38
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A film-made sheath is formed of a transparent film and a shrinkable film. These transparent and shrinkable films are in a contiguous relation and are adhered or fusion-bonded at edges thereof into sheath-shaped configurations. The transparent and shrinkable films may be dimensioned such that the sheath can accommodate therein a mouth insert portion of an intraoral camera. The mouth insert portion of the intraoral camera can be covered with the film-made sheath by inserting the mouth insert portion into the sheath such that a light-receiving portion of the intraoral camera is located on a side of the transparent film, and then heating the shrinkable film.
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