Title:
INTRA-ORAL CAMERA COUPLED DIRECTLY AND INDEPENDENTLY TO A COMPUTER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004019271
Kind Code:
B1
Abstract:
An intra-oral dental camera is provided having a digital output which communicates directly with a computer. A handpiece (100) is included which has a plurality of LEDs to illuminate a subject, an image sensor (102) that generates an analog signal representing an intra-oral video image, an analog-to-digital converter (104) that converts the analog signal into a digital signal, and a video compression circuit (106) that compresses compressing the digital signal. A cable (108) is connected to the handpiece that receives the compressed digital signal from the handpiece, provides the compressed digital signal to a digital port (110) on an image processing unit (112) and provides power from the image processing unit to the handpiece to drive the LEDs.
Inventors:
MANDELKERN STAN (US)
SCHICK DAVID (US)
LUCAS NOEL (US)
MICHAELI DANIEL (US)
SCHICK DAVID (US)
LUCAS NOEL (US)
MICHAELI DANIEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/026325
Publication Date:
June 24, 2004
Filing Date:
August 22, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SCHICK TECHNOLOGIES INC (US)
MANDELKERN STAN (US)
SCHICK DAVID (US)
LUCAS NOEL (US)
MICHAELI DANIEL (US)
MANDELKERN STAN (US)
SCHICK DAVID (US)
LUCAS NOEL (US)
MICHAELI DANIEL (US)
International Classes:
A61B1/24; (IPC1-7): A61C3/00; H04N5/225
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