US 12,011,337 B2
Wireless intraoral scanner for distributed intraoral scanning system
Edi Fridman, Rishon le Zion (IL); Adi Levin, Nes Tziona (IL); Abraham Albert Burbea, Tel Aviv (IL); Ofer Sagi, Petach Tikva (IL); Shai Farkash, Hod Hasharon (IL); and Ran Katz, Hod Hasharon (IL)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/583,074.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,905, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/141,884, filed on Jan. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0233284 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.01)
CPC A61C 9/0053 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00034 (2013.01); A61B 1/0004 (2022.02); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/00059 (2013.01); A61B 1/00172 (2013.01); A61B 1/00188 (2013.01); A61B 1/24 (2013.01); A61B 5/0086 (2013.01); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01); A61B 5/7435 (2013.01); A61B 5/7445 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); A61B 90/96 (2016.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intraoral scanning system that enables an intraoral scanner to be powered by a non-medical grade power source, comprising:
the intraoral scanner, comprising:
a wand;
a rechargeable battery in the wand;
a charging module in the wand;
a wireless communication module;
a wired communication module; and
a port in the wand, the port connected to the wired communication module and the charging module; and
a cable coupled to the port and to the non-medical grade power source, wherein the cable is to provide power to the charging module from the non-medical grade power source while the intraoral scanner is not in use;
wherein at least one of the intraoral scanner or the cable is to:
detect when the intraoral scanner is in use; and
prevent the cable from supplying power to the charging module from the non-medical grade power source while the intraoral scanner is in use.