Dental display system
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a display for presenting dental data within an observer'"'"'s view of a magnified image of an oral cavity without substantially obstructing visual access to the magnified image, wherein the display is further configured to communicate the dental data to the observer; and
a controller in communication with the display and configured to receive a signal that conveys the dental data;
the controller being further configured to adjust the display to communicate dental data to the observer.
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Abstract
An attachable display superimposes dental data over a magnified image. The dental data synergistically communicates equipment and patient data to an observer without obstructing visual access to the magnified image.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display for presenting dental data within an observer'"'"'s view of a magnified image of an oral cavity without substantially obstructing visual access to the magnified image, wherein the display is further configured to communicate the dental data to the observer; and
a controller in communication with the display and configured to receive a signal that conveys the dental data;
the controller being further configured to adjust the display to communicate dental data to the observer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A dental display system, comprising:
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a dental unit configured to generate dental data;
a display for superimposing the dental data over an image without substantially obstructing visual access to the image, wherein the display is further configured to communicate the dental data to an observer; and
a controller in communication with the display and configured to receive a signal that conveys the dental data;
the controller being further configured to adjust the display to communicate to the observer of the display the dental data.
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23. An optical system configured to attach to an eyepiece of a microscope, comprising:
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a display configured to present dental data within a magnified image of an oral cavity; and
a controller configured to receive a signal conveying the dental data and to instruct the display to communicate the dental data to an observer.
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24. A method for communicating dental data to a user observing an image of an oral cavity as magnified by a microscope, comprising:
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receiving at a controller a signal conveying dental data pertaining to a dental procedure;
transmitting a control signal from the controller to a display in communication with the controller, wherein the control signal is formatted to initiate presentation of the dental data within the display; and
within the display, presenting the dental data within view of the observer without substantially obstructing visual access to a magnified image. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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