TW202423359A - Intraoral imaging device in which the device efficiently captures comprehensive views of tooth rows required for dental diagnosis by capturing dynamic and static images of tooth rows from multiple angles, while enabling remote image transmission and facilitating setup in small clinics to assist in treatment and diagnosis - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intraoral imaging device comprising a front and lateral tooth row imaging device and an upper and lower tooth row imaging device. The front and lateral tooth row imaging device includes a shaft portion, and one side of which bifurcates and extends with two imaging portions for inserting into a predetermined oral cavity. On the upper side surface of the two imaging portions, there are a plurality of image capture units and a plurality of light source units. The upper side surface of the shaft portion is provided with a control switch and a focal length adjustment switch for adjusting the focal length of the captured image display. The upper and lower tooth row imaging device includes a control portion, and one side of which extends with a neck portion connected to an insertion portion. The surface of the insertion portion on one side is provided with a plurality of second image capture units and a plurality of second light source units. The upper side surface of the control portion is provided with a control switch for controlling capturing and imaging, a focal length adjustment switch for adjusting the focal length of the captured image display, and a display for displaying the captured image in real time. By constructing as above, the device achieves the complete intraoral dental image required by the dentist for diagnosis, and possesses the efficacy of remotely transmitting images, suitable for distribution in various clinics to assist in treatment and diagnosis.

Description

Intraoral photography device

The present invention relates to an intraoral photography device, in particular, a device that can capture dynamic and static images of the teeth from multiple viewing angles to more efficiently capture the complete teeth images required for dentist diagnosis, and has the function of remote image transmission. It can be distributed in various clinics to facilitate the installation of small clinics to assist in treatment and diagnosis.

According to the current practice, dentists often use intraoral clinical photographs to record the status of the tooth array and soft tissues, especially the five-view images of the tooth array. However, when taking intraoral clinical photographs, it often requires the cooperation of multiple people to complete, and the process of recording images from various angles is also relatively cumbersome. If you are not careful, you may miss a shot or the quality of the shot is poor, which requires time to retake.

Nowadays, all major hospitals are equipped with advanced medical equipment, and dentistry is one of the subjects that the general public needs to check regularly. However, for clinics in remote areas that are far away from major hospitals and clinics, the medical resources they have are mostly insufficient to meet the needs of remote people. As a result, most villagers spend a lot of time just to check their teeth, traveling long distances to the dental clinics of large hospitals for examinations and treatments, which reduces the willingness of villagers to check their teeth, and thus makes the wrong choice. The best time for dental check-up is missed, which causes delays in the treatment or discovery of tooth decay. Therefore, if some of the problems can be solved through remote medical treatment, it is to conduct oral examinations at local health centers or clinics in remote areas, and teach remote dentists to judge whether it is necessary to go to the clinic in person to increase the willingness of villagers to go for check-ups and achieve the goal of saving several hours of travel time. This is the key that those engaged in this industry are eager to study and improve.

Therefore, in view of the above problems and deficiencies, the inventor collected relevant information, evaluated and considered various aspects, and used his many years of experience in this industry. After continuous trials and modifications, he finally designed this portable intraoral photography device with multiple viewing angles for capturing images. This invention patent was born.

The main purpose of the present invention is the intraoral photography device, which includes a front and side toothed photography device and an upper and lower toothed photography device, wherein the front and side toothed photography device has a rod for a person to hold, and one side of the rod is bifurcated to extend into a preset oral cavity of a preset patient, and the two photography parts are connected to an adjustable adjustment joint to provide the two photography parts with a required range of adjustment, and the upper surface of the two photography parts is respectively provided with a plurality of image capture units and a plurality of The light source part, and the multiple image capture units will capture an image signal of the image process and transmit it to the remote host through a first network transmission unit for display, and the upper side surface of the pole part is provided with a control switch electrically connected to the multiple image capture units and the multiple light source parts to control shooting and recording, and a focus adjustment switch for adjusting the focus of the display of the shooting picture of the multiple image capture units, and the upper and lower gear array camera device has a control part electrically connected to the front and side gear array camera devices, and the A neck portion connected to the insertion portion is extended from one side of the control portion, and a surface of the insertion portion extending into the preset oral cavity is provided with a plurality of second image capture units and a plurality of second light source portions, and the plurality of second image capture units will generate an image signal from the captured image and transmit it to the remote host for display via a second network transmission unit, and a control switch electrically connected to the plurality of second image capture units and the plurality of second light source portions for controlling the shooting and photographing, adjusting the A focus adjustment switch for displaying the focus of the pictures taken by the multiple second image capture units and a display electrically connected to the multiple second image capture units and acquiring the images of the multiple image capture units by wired or wireless means to display the pictures in real time. The above components can capture the dynamic and static images of the teeth from multiple viewing angles to more efficiently draw a complete intraoral tooth image required by dentists for diagnosis, and have the function of remotely transmitting images to assist the small clinic to achieve the effect of facilitating treatment and diagnosis.

The secondary purpose of the present invention is to provide a memory card slot on the upper side of the rod for inserting a preset memory card for image data storage.

Another object of the present invention is that the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units are a camera lens.

Another purpose of the present invention is that the light source unit and the second light source unit are a LED (Light-emitting diode) lamp, a UV (Ultraviolet ray) lamp or other light sources that can assist in image shooting.

Another purpose of the present invention is that the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units can capture the static image of the tooth array in the preset oral cavity by directly performing static shooting, and the first network transmission unit and the second network transmission unit transmit the static image of the tooth array to a third network transmission unit in the remote host by Bluetooth, WI-FI or other wired or wireless methods, and transmit the static image of the tooth array in the preset oral cavity to a second display for display via the third network transmission unit.

Another purpose of the present invention is that the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units can capture images by directly performing static shooting, and transmit the captured images to the remote host through Bluetooth, WI-FI or other wired or wireless methods to capture a complete intraoral tooth image of the teeth.

Another purpose of the present invention is that the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units have optical zoom or digital zoom to enhance the function of accurate side measurement and image capture.

Another purpose of the present invention is that the front and side toothed array camera device can transmit the image frames captured by the multiple image capture units to the display of the upper and lower toothed array camera device and a second display in the remote host through Bluetooth, WI-FI, memory card access or other wired or wireless methods for image display and select the image to be displayed through a processor in the remote host.

Another purpose of the present invention is that the upper and lower toothed array camera device can transmit the image frames captured by the plurality of second image capture units to a second display in the remote host through Bluetooth, WI-FI, memory card access or other wired or wireless methods for image display and select the image to be displayed through a processor in the remote host.

1: Front and side gear camera

11: Rod

111: Control switch

112: Focus adjustment switch

1121: Focus on the display screen

113: Memory card slot

12: Photography Department

121: Image capture unit

122: Light source department

13: Adjust joints

14: First network transmission unit

2: Upper and lower gear array photography device

21: Control Department

211: Control switch

212: Focus adjustment switch

213: Display

214: Focus on the display screen

22: Insertion part

221: Second image capture unit

222: Second light source

23: Neck

24: Second network transmission unit

3: Remote host

31: Third network transmission unit

32: Processor

33: Second display

4: Default patient

41: Default oral cavity

A: Photo of the upper teeth row

A1: First upper tooth row

A2: Second upper tooth row

A3: The third upper tooth row

B: Photo of the lower teeth row

B1: First lower tooth row

B2: Second lower tooth row

B3: The third lower tooth row

C: Front view of the teeth

D: Side view of the tooth array

[Figure 1] is a three-dimensional external view of the front and side tooth row photography device of the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

[Figure 2] is a three-dimensional external view of the upper and lower tooth row photography device of the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

[Figure 3] is an intraoral tooth image of the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

[Figure 4] is a schematic diagram of the upper and lower tooth rows photographed by the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

[Figure 5] is a front view of the teeth taken by the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

[Figure 6] is a side view of the teeth taken by the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

[Figure 7] is a schematic diagram of the tooth array photography capture of the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

[Figure 8] is a functional block diagram of the intraoral photography device of the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2, which are the stereoscopic appearance of the front and side tooth array photography devices and the stereoscopic appearance of the upper and lower tooth array photography devices of the intraoral photography device of the present invention. The intraoral photography device of the present invention is connected to a remote host 3. The intraoral photography device of the present invention mainly includes a front and side tooth array photography device 1 and an upper and lower tooth array photography device 2, and the connection relationship of the aforementioned components is as follows:

The front and side geared camera device 1 has a rod 11 for a person to hold, and one side of the rod 11 is bifurcated to extend two camera parts 12, and the two camera parts 12 are connected to an adjustable adjustment joint 13 to provide the two camera parts 12 with a required range of adjustment, and the upper surface of the two camera parts 12 is respectively provided with a plurality of image capture units 121 and a plurality of light source parts 122. The upper side surface of the rod 11 is provided with a control switch 111 electrically connected to the multiple image capture units 121 and the multiple light source units 122 to control shooting and recording, a focus adjustment switch 112 for adjusting the focus of the shooting screen displayed by the multiple image capture units 121, and a memory card slot 113 for inserting a preset memory card (not shown in the figure) for image data storage.

The above-mentioned multiple image capture units 121 and multiple light source units 122 are preferably arranged by providing four image capture units 121 between four light source units 122. However, in actual application, the number of multiple image capture units 121 and multiple light source units 122 can be increased or decreased according to the situation. The multiple image capture units 121 are a camera lens, and the light source unit 122 is an LED (Light-emitting diode) lamp or a UV (Ultraviolet ray) lamp.

The up-down toothed camera device 2 has a control unit 21, and a neck portion 23 connected to the insertion portion 22 is extended from one side of the control unit 21, and a surface of one side of the insertion portion 22 is provided with a plurality of second image capturing units 221 and a plurality of second light source portions 222, and a surface on the upper side of the control unit 21 is provided with a plurality of second image capturing units 221 and the plurality of second light source portions 222. A control switch 211 for controlling shooting and photography, a focus adjustment switch 212 for adjusting the focus of the shooting screen of the plurality of second image capture units 221, a display 213 electrically connected to the plurality of second image capture units 221 to display the shooting screen in real time, and a focus alignment display screen 214 that lights up a green light to indicate that the plurality of second image capture units 221 have successfully focused on the captured image.

The above-mentioned plurality of second image capture units 221 and the plurality of second light source units 222 are preferably arranged by providing four second image capture units 221 between six second light source units 222. However, in actual application, the number of the plurality of second image capture units 221 and the plurality of second light source units 222 can be increased or decreased as required. The second image capture unit 221 is a camera lens, and the second light source unit 222 is an LED (Light-emitting diode) lamp or a UV (Ultraviolet ray) lamp.

Please refer to Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, which are the intraoral tooth row image diagram, upper and lower tooth row shooting schematic diagram, tooth row shooting front view diagram, tooth row shooting side view diagram, and tooth row shooting capture schematic diagram of the intraoral photography device of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figures that when the present invention is actually applied, the two camera parts 12 extending from the front and side tooth row photography devices 1 are extended into a preset oral cavity 41 of a preset patient 4, and the upper and lower sides of the two camera parts 12 will respectively support the lip and cheek mucosa inside the preset oral cavity 41, and the multiple image capture units 121 on the two camera parts 12 and the multiple light source parts 1 22 faces the preset teeth in the preset oral cavity 41, and records and photographs the preset teeth in the oral cavity by pressing the control switch 111, and controls the two camera units 12 to move in the preset oral cavity 41 through the adjustment joint 13 and adjusts the focus of the two camera units 12 through the focus adjustment switch 112 until the focus alignment display screen 1121 lights up green to capture the front view C and the side view D of the teeth of the preset patient 4 (as shown in Figures 5 and 6). After the photographing is completed, the front and side tooth photographing device 1 is withdrawn from the oral cavity of the preset patient 4, and the upper and lower tooth rows are aligned. The insertion portion 22 of the photographing device 2 is inserted into the oral cavity of the preset patient 4, so that the plurality of second image capturing units 221 provided on the insertion portion 22 sequentially photograph the upper and lower teeth in the oral cavity to capture the upper tooth row photographing image A and the lower tooth row photographing image B of the preset patient 4 (as shown in FIG. 4 ). In the process of photographing the upper and lower teeth, the plurality of second image capturing units 221 photograph the first upper tooth row A1, the second upper tooth row A2, the third upper tooth row A3, the first lower tooth row B1, the second lower tooth row B2 and the third lower tooth row B3 in different directions respectively (as shown in FIG. 7 ). ), and the captured images are aggregated and overlapped to form the upper row gear row photographic image A and the lower row gear row photographic image B, and the front and side gear row photographic device 1 and the upper and lower row gear row photographic device 2 can transmit the captured and photographed images to the remote host 3 by wired or wireless means for data storage and The cloud data is uploaded, and the intraoral dental image is obtained on the remote host 3 (as shown in Figure 3), so that the complete image information of the oral cavity of the preset patient 4 can be obtained through the intraoral dental image, so as to achieve the effect of constructing the complete dental image information through multi-angle shooting to assist medical diagnosis.

Please refer to Figure 8, which is a functional block diagram of the intraoral photography device of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figure that the image capture unit 121 and the second image capture unit 221 are electrically connected to a first network transmission unit 14 and a second network transmission unit 24 respectively, and transmit the image signal captured in the preset oral cavity 41 of the preset patient 4 to the remote host 3, and a third network transmission unit 31 in the remote host 3 transmits the image signal to the second display 33 via a processor 32 for image display, and the processor 32 can select and switch the image signal transmitted to the remote host 3.

The plurality of image capture units 121 and the plurality of second image capture units 221 preferably capture the dynamic image of the tooth array in the preset oral cavity 41 by dynamic recording, and transmit the dynamic image to the remote host 3 by wired or wireless means to capture the complete image of the tooth array. However, in actual application, the image can also be captured by directly performing static shooting.

The above-mentioned multiple image capture units 121 and the multiple second image capture units 221 have the function of optical zoom or digital zoom to enhance the accurate side measurement and capture of images, and the aforementioned focus adjustment switches (112, 212) can adjust the focus of the multiple image capture units 121 and the multiple second image capture units 221, and the focus alignment display screens (1121, 214) connected electrically will light up after the focus alignment is completed to remind the user that the focus alignment is completed, so that shooting can be performed.

The front and side geared camera device 1 can transmit the image captured by the multiple image capture units 121 to the display 213 of the upper and lower geared camera device 2 or the second display 33 in the remote host 3 through the first network transmission unit 14 for image storage and display, and the upper and lower geared camera device 2 can also transmit the image captured by the multiple second image capture units 221 to the second display 33 in the remote host 3 for image storage and display through the second network transmission unit 24 for Bluetooth, WI-FI or other wired or wireless methods, thereby achieving the effect of remote image display and access.

The present invention has the following advantages:

(i) The front and lateral tooth row photography device 1 and the upper and lower tooth row photography device 2 can quickly capture and draw a complete intraoral tooth row image through the multiple lenses of the multiple image capture units 121 and the multiple second image capture units 221, so as to assist dentists in treatment and diagnosis.

(ii) The front and side tooth array camera device 1 and the upper and lower tooth array camera device 2 can transmit the images captured by the multiple image capture units 121 and the multiple second image capture units 221 to the second display 33 in the remote host 3 for image storage and display through the first network transmission unit 14 and the second network transmission unit 24 via Bluetooth, WI-FI or other wired or wireless transmission methods, thereby achieving the effect of remote image access, so as to facilitate remote communication between small clinics and major hospitals and achieve the effect of remote diagnosis.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the present invention's specification and drawings should be included in the patent scope of the present invention and should be stated.

In summary, the oral photography device of this invention can achieve its efficacy and purpose in actual application. Therefore, this invention is a research and development with excellent practicality. In order to meet the application requirements of invention patents, we have filed an application in accordance with the law. We hope that the review committee will approve this case as soon as possible to protect the inventor's hard work in research and development. If the review committee of the Jun Bureau has any doubts, please feel free to write to us for instructions. The inventor will do his best to cooperate and will be grateful for the convenience.

1: Front and side gear camera

11: Rod

111: Control switch

112: Focus adjustment switch

1121: Focus on the display screen

113: Memory card slot

12: Photography Department

121: Image capture unit

122: Light source department

13: Adjust joints

Claims (10)

An intraoral photography device is connected to a remote host, and includes a front and side tooth row photography device and an upper and lower tooth row photography device, wherein: The front and side toothed camera device has a rod for a person to hold, and one side of the rod is bifurcated to extend into two camera parts that extend into a preset oral cavity of a preset patient, and the upper surface of the two camera parts is respectively provided with a plurality of image capture units and a plurality of light source parts, and the plurality of image capture units will process the captured image into an image signal and transmit it to the remote host for display via a first network transmission unit, and the upper surface of the rod is provided with a control switch electrically connected to the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of light source parts to control shooting and recording, and a focus adjustment switch for adjusting the focus of the shooting screen display of the plurality of image capture units; The upper and lower tooth array camera device has a control unit electrically connected to the front and side tooth array camera devices, and a neck portion connected to the insertion portion is extended on one side of the control unit, and a surface of the insertion portion extending into the preset oral cavity is provided with a plurality of second image capture units and a plurality of second light source portions, and the plurality of second image capture units will generate an image signal from the captured image and transmit it to the remote host via a second network transmission unit. The control unit is provided with a control switch electrically connected to the plurality of second image capture units and the plurality of second light source units to control shooting and photography, a focus adjustment switch to adjust the focus of the display of the shooting screen of the plurality of second image capture units, and a display electrically connected to the plurality of second image capture units and acquiring the images of the plurality of image capture units by wired or wireless means to display the shooting screen in real time. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the junction between the rod and the two photography parts is provided with an adjustment joint capable of adjusting the two photography parts to the required range. An intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the surface on the upper side of the rod is provided with a memory card slot for inserting a preset memory card for image data storage. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units are a camera lens, and the light source unit and the second light source unit are an LED (Light-emitting diode) lamp or a UV (Ultraviolet ray) lamp or other light sources that can assist in image capture. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the focus adjustment switches on the front and side tooth array photography devices and the upper and lower tooth array photography devices are each electrically connected to a focus alignment display screen that lights up after focus alignment is completed. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units capture the dynamic image of the tooth array in the preset oral cavity by dynamic recording, and the first network transmission unit and the second network transmission unit transmit the dynamic image to a third network transmission unit in the remote host by Bluetooth, WI-FI or other wired or wireless methods, and transmit the dynamic image of the tooth array in the preset oral cavity to a second display for display via the third network transmission unit. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units can capture the static image of the tooth array in the preset oral cavity by directly performing static shooting, and the first network transmission unit and the second network transmission unit transmit the static image of the tooth array to a third network transmission unit in the remote host by Bluetooth, WI-FI or other wired or wireless methods, and transmit the static image of the tooth array in the preset oral cavity to a second display for display via the third network transmission unit. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the plurality of image capture units and the plurality of second image capture units have optical zoom or digital zoom to enhance the accuracy of side measurement and image capture. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the front and lateral tooth row photography devices are capable of transmitting the image frames captured by the multiple image capture units to the display of the upper and lower tooth row photography device and a second display in the remote host through Bluetooth, WI-FI, memory card access or other wired or wireless methods for image display and a processor in the remote host selects the image to be displayed. The intraoral photography device as described in claim 1, wherein the upper and lower tooth row photography device can transmit the image frames captured by the plurality of second image capture units to a second display in the remote host through Bluetooth, WI-FI, memory card access or other wired or wireless methods for image display and select the image to be displayed through a processor in the remote host.

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