Dental sensor system for mounting a dental sensor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12433539-B2
Application number	US-202217588441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2022
Priority date	Feb 3, 2021
Publication date	Oct 7, 2025
Grant date	Oct 7, 2025

Abstract

A dental sensor system ( 100 ), including a first tooth attachment device ( 101 - 1 ) for attachment to a first tooth ( 103 - 1 ); a second tooth attachment device ( 101 - 2 ) for attachment to a second tooth ( 103 - 2 ); a sensor rail ( 105 ) between the first and second tooth attachment devices ( 101 - 1; 101 - 2 ); and a dental sensor ( 107 ) positionable along the sensor rail ( 105 ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dental sensor system ( 100 ), comprisesing:
a first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) comprising a first cap for placement on a first tooth ( 103 - 1 );
a second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ) comprising a second cap for placement on a second tooth ( 103 - 2 ), wherein the first cap and the second cap are separate from one another;
a sensor rail ( 105 ) between the first and second tooth fasteners ( 101 - 1 ; 101 - 2 ) and configured to be positioned along an entire dental arch below occlusal surfaces of the teeth on a lower dental arch or above the occlusal surfaces of the teeth on an upper dental arch along a labial or lingual surface of the teeth;
at least one dental sensor ( 107 ) that is displaceable along the sensor rail ( 105 ); and
wherein the sensor rail ( 105 ) comprises one or two grooves ( 117 - 1 ; 117 - 2 ) for guiding the dental sensor ( 107 ).

2. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor rail ( 105 ) is attachable to the first and/or the second tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 , 101 - 2 ).

3. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the first and/or second tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 , 101 - 2 ) comprises a ball head ( 123 ) for attaching the sensor rail ( 105 ).

4. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the dental sensor ( 107 ) is adapted for placement on or snapping onto the sensor rail ( 105 ).

5. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the dental sensor ( 107 ) comprises an elastic strip ( 121 ) for insertion within the one groove or between the two grooves ( 117 - 1 , 117 - 2 ).

6. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor rail ( 105 ) comprises a through opening ( 119 ) towards the dentition and/or a tooth profile ( 125 ) for engaging the dental sensor ( 107 ).

7. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the dental sensor ( 107 ) comprises an actuator ( 113 ) for moving the dental sensor ( 107 ) along the sensor rail ( 105 ).

8. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor system ( 100 ) comprises a power supply ( 111 ) and/or a data transmitter ( 131 ) for the dental sensor ( 107 ).

9. The dental sensor system ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor rail ( 105 ) extends from the first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) to the second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ).

10. A dental sensor system, comprising:
a first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) comprising a first cap for placement on a first tooth ( 103 - 1 );
a second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ) comprising a second cap for placement on a second tooth ( 103 - 2 ), wherein the first cap and the second cap are separate from one another;
a sensor rail ( 105 ) between the first and second tooth fasteners ( 101 - 1 ; 101 - 2 ) and configured to be positioned along an entire dental arch below occlusal surfaces of the teeth on a lower dental arch or above the occlusal surfaces of the teeth on an upper dental arch along a labial or lingual surface of the teeth;
wherein the sensor rail ( 105 ) comprises one or two grooves ( 117 - 1 ; 117 - 2 ) for guiding a dental sensor ( 107 ); and wherein the sensor rail is configured for a dental sensor to be displaceable along the sensor rail ( 105 );
a dental sensor; and
a fastener for the dental sensor comprises an elastic strip ( 121 ) for insertion within the one groove or between the two grooves ( 117 - 1 , 117 - 2 ).

11. A method of positioning a dental sensor ( 107 ), comprising the steps of:
providing a dental sensor fastener ( 109 ) having a first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) comprising a first cap for placement on a first tooth, a second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ) comprising a second cap for placement on a second tooth, wherein the first cap and the second cap are separate from one another, and a sensor rail ( 105 ) configured for positioning along an entire dental arch below occlusal surfaces of the teeth on a lower dental arch or above the occlusal surfaces of the teeth on an upper dental arch along a labial or lingual surface of the teeth;
attaching (S 101 ) the dental sensor fastener ( 109 ) by attaching the first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) to the first tooth ( 103 - 1 ) and attaching the second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ) to the second tooth ( 103 - 2 );
positioning (S 102 ) a dental sensor ( 107 ) on the sensor rail ( 105 ) between the first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) and the second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ), wherein the dental sensor is displaceable along the sensor rail; and
wherein the sensor rail ( 105 ) comprises one or two grooves ( 117 - 1 ; 117 - 2 ) for guiding the displaceable dental sensor ( 107 ) along the sensor rail ( 105 ).

12. A method of using a sensor rail ( 105 ) configured for being positioned along an entire dental arch below occlusal surfaces of teeth on a lower dental arch or above occlusal surfaces of the teeth on an upper dental arch along a labial or lingual surface of the teeth between a first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) comprising a first cap for placement on a first tooth and a second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ) comprising a second cap for placement on a second tooth to position a displaceable dental sensor ( 107 ) comprising
positioning the displaceable dental sensor ( 107 ) on the sensor rail ( 105 ) between the first tooth fastener ( 101 - 1 ) and the second tooth fastener ( 101 - 2 ), wherein the first cap and the second cap are separate from one another;
wherein the sensor rail ( 105 ) comprises one or two grooves ( 117 - 1 ; 117 - 2 ) for guiding the displaceable dental sensor ( 107 ) along the sensor rail ( 105 ).

Assignees

• Ivoclar Vivadent Ag

Inventors

• Krybus Robert Wolfgang
• Moosmann Florian

Classifications

• A61B5/682 Primary

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• A61B2560/0443

  Modular apparatus · CPC title

• A61B5/145

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• A61B5/01

  Measuring temperature of body parts {; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue} (clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20) · CPC title

• A61B5/0022

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