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Dental intra-oral camera

US8780190B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH · DE

Inventors

Andre Häckel · Naumburg, DE
Florian Bühs · Berlin, DE
Heinz Lehr · Mainz, DE
Stephen Schrader · Bridgeton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 14, 2009
Grant date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B23/2438
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an intra-oral camera having an imaging system for depicting the object located in front of an observation window of the camera on a recording unit, wherein the imaging system has at least one focusing unit for setting a suitable focus and an aperture unit for forming a variable aperture. The setting of the aperture is carried out independently of the focus adjusted by the focusing unit.

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