US 11,950,767 B2
Dental instrument camera apparatus
Craig S. Kohler, Glenview, IL (US)
Assigned to Onvi, LLC, Wilmette, IL (US)
Filed by Onvi, LLC, Wilmette, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/136,349.
Application 17/136,349 is a continuation of application No. 14/645,145, filed on Mar. 11, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/951,437, filed on Mar. 11, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0204804 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/247 (2006.01); A61C 15/02 (2006.01); A61C 15/04 (2006.01); A61C 17/20 (2006.01); A61C 17/22 (2006.01); A61C 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/247 (2013.01) [A46B 15/0036 (2013.01); A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61C 15/02 (2013.01); A61C 15/046 (2013.01); A61C 17/20 (2013.01); A61C 17/22 (2013.01); A61C 1/088 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dental tool apparatus comprising:
a housing having a first end, a second end, and a handle, the housing defining an axis that extends through the first end, the second end, and the handle, the housing further defining a width that is orthogonal to the axis and a depth that is orthogonal to both the axis and the width;
a camera lens disposed on the first end of the housing;
a dental instrument extending from an attachment point on the first end of the housing, the dental instrument having a stem and a working tip, at least a portion of the stem being generally parallel with the axis;
a motor within the housing for moving the dental instrument;
at least one light source disposed on the first end of the housing, between the attachment point and the camera lens, the light source for illuminating the working tip of the dental instrument;
an electrical power source within the housing and electrically coupled with the motor; wherein the camera lens provides a camera with a line of sight having a portion that is both generally parallel with the axis and in line with the working tip of the dental instrument;
wherein the camera lens has a fixed position relative to the stem of the dental instrument when the dental instrument extends from the first end of the housing;
wherein the dental instrument is a powered dental brush; and
wherein the attachment point, the lens, and the light source are positioned near a center of the width of the housing.