systems for ultrasonic imaging of a jaw, methods of use thereof and coupling cushions suited for use in the mouth

US7285093B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Imadent Ltd. · IL

Inventors

• Victor Anisimov · Moscow, RU
• Dan Cohen · Mountain View, US
• Sergei Efimov · Haifa, IL
• Alon Eitan · Nes Ziona, IL
• Nadav Haas · Merkaz Shapira, IL
• Yuval Jacoby · Nes Ziona, IL
• Aharon Ocherashvili · Bat Yam, IL
• Garri Passi · Ashdod, IL
• Boris Pershitz · Beer Yaakov, IL
• Yuval Shay-El · Ramat Gan, IL
• Pavel Smirnov · Rishon LeZion, IL
• Uri Stein · Jerusalem, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 10, 2003
• Grant date: Oct 23, 2007
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B8/0875
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems and methods for ultrasonic imaging of a jaw and coupling cushions suited for use in the mouth. The system includes a specially configured ultrasonic probe, a position locator module for defining a probe location and transmitting the definition to a central processing unit (CPU) and the CPU. The CPU is capable of receiving digital data from transducers in the probe and receiving the location of the probe and producing an image of at least a portion of a jaw. The method includes providing the ultrasonic probe, defining its location and communicating the location to a CPU and transmitting an signal from a transducer and receiving at least a portion of the signal at at least one of the transducers. The CPU receives transducer data and a location of the probe and produces an image of the at least a portion of the jaw. An ultrasonic coupling cushion is further disclosed.