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Title:
INTRAORAL CAMERA
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2011120882
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an intraoral camera which can suitably take a close-up picture of a tooth.

The intraoral camera is equipped with a body case 1, an orally inserted portion 3 that is attached to the front of the body case 1, an imaging window 3a that is disposed in the orally inserted portion 3, and an imaging device 10 that is optically linked to the imaging window 3a and is disposed either within the body case 1 or within the orally inserted portion 3. Additionally, illuminating elements 9 are disposed on respective outer wall surface 17 portions that are roughly facing in the horizontal direction. The illuminating elements 9 are inclined towards the outside of the imaging window in the center of the imaging window 3a, and the outer wall surface 17 that roughly faces the illuminating elements 9 in the vertical direction constitutes a light concentrating surface that is inclined towards the outside of the imaging window in the center of the imaging window 3a.


Inventors:
KITAOKA YASUHISA
UEDA TOSHIAKI
ISHIKAWA YOSHIKI
IWATA MITSUHIRO
Application Number:
JP2010234642A
Publication Date:
June 23, 2011
Filing Date:
October 19, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
PANASONIC CORP
International Classes:
A61B1/24
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinki Global IP Patent Corporation