3D SCANNER WITH STEAM AUTOCLAVABLE TIP CONTAINING A HEATED OPTICAL ELEMENT

摘要

A 3D scanner for recording topographic characteristics of a surface of at least part of a body orifice, where the 3D scanner includes a main body having a mounting portion; a tip which can be mounted onto and un-mounted from the mounting portion, where the tip is configured for being brought into proximity of the body orifice surface when recording the topographic characteristics such that at least one optical element of the tip is at least partly exposed to the environment in the body orifice during the recording; and a heater for heating the optical element, where the heat is provided by way of thermal conduction; where the tip can be sterilized in a steam autoclave when un-mounted from the main body of the 3D scanner such that it subsequently can be reused.

主权项

1. A 3D scanner for recording topographic characteristics of a surface of at least part of a body orifice of a patient, where the 3D scanner comprises:
a main body comprising a mounting portion; a tip configured to be mounted onto and un-mounted from said mounting portion, where said tip is configured for being brought into proximity of said body orifice surface when recording said topographic characteristics such that at least one optical element of the tip is at least partly exposed to the environment in the body orifice during said recording; a heater system for heating said optical element, said heater system comprising a source of electromagnetic energy and a receptive element configured for receiving the electromagnetic energy and converting the electromagnetic energy into heat, where the generated heat is provided by way of thermal conduction directly to said optical element or indirectly through a heat conducting element; and a control system configured to control heating of the optical element; where the tip is configured to be sterilized when un-mounted from the main body of the 3D scanner such that the tip subsequently can be reused.