发明名称 |
Digital apical foramen locating apparatus with linear graphic display |
摘要 |
The digital apical foramen locating apparatus of the present invention utilizes the recognized fact that the conductance from the apical foramen to a patient's lip is not only equal to the conductance from the sulcus to the lip but is also constant from patient to patient. It further utilizes the recognition that there is a linear correspondence in the change of the conductance as the apical foramen is approached in root canal therapy. Utilizing this knowledge, the present invention employs a pair of fixed resistors to calibrate a single oscillator. This same oscillator is then used in the actual measurement and a comparison is made between the measured values and the stored reference values. In addition to a digital readout in 0.1 mm increments, there is an audible display whose cadence increases as the apex is approached and a graphical display which graphically illustrates to the dentist the location of the reamer in the canal and also the status of the probe's reliability.
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申请公布号 |
US5049069(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1991.09.17 |
申请号 |
US19900481088 |
申请日期 |
1990.02.16 |
申请人 |
SALESKY, LEONARD;FARBER, PHYLLIS S. |
发明人 |
SALESKY, RONALD D. |
分类号 |
A61B17/00;A61C19/04 |
主分类号 |
A61B17/00 |
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