Dental Device

• US 20140336805A1
• Filed: 01/24/2013
• Published: 11/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
• Original Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
• Inventors: Brotzge, Michael, Kettner, Philipp, Lornser, Johannes, Grnenfelder, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 10,182,891 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/97
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/0004 Computer-assisted sizing or machining of dental prostheses
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 13/20 Methods or devices for soldering, casting, moulding or melting A61C13/04, A61C13/081 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 19/003 Apparatus for curing resins by radiation
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 9/004 Means or methods for taking digitized impressions
• CPC Class Codes: F27B 17/025 for dental workpieces
• CPC Class Codes: F27D 19/00 Arrangements of controlling devices
• CPC Class Codes: F27D 21/00 Arrangements of monitoring devices; Arrangements of safety devices

Abstract

The invention relates to a dentel device for the treatment of a dental restoration part, comprising at least one operating program, a storage of the dental device and at least one detection device for at least one object. The detection device can detect data of the object and this data, in particular together with an operating program associated with the object, can be stored in a storage of the dental device or can be compared to the data of objects which have been stored in advance in the storage of the dental device. The dental device, depending on the comparison result of the data of a detected object with the data of objects which have been stored in advance in the storage of the dental device, starts the associated operating program or shows it for selection.

Claims

1. Dental device for the treatment of a dental restoration part, comprising at least one operating program, a storage of the dental device and at least one detection device for at least one object, wherein the detection device (18) can detect data of the object (24) and the detected data, together with an operating program associated with the object, can be stored in a storage of the dental device (10).

2. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the data detected by the detection device can be compared to the data of objects which have been stored in advance in the storage of the dental device (10) and that the dental device, depending on the comparison result of the data of a detected object with the data of objects which have been stored in advance in the storage of the dental device, starts an associated operating program or shows an associated operating program for selection.

3. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the operating program is formed by an operating program executable in the dental device (10) or by an operating program group executable in the dental device.

4. Dental device according to claim 1 wherein the detection device (18) is provided with an image recognition device which is suitable for recognizing an image of the object (24) detected by the detection device and/or features of the image.

5. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the data consists of at least one image and/or at least one parameter of the object (24).

6. Dental device according to claim 5, wherein the at least one parameter of the object (24) is a physical and/or optical feature of the object (24), comprising outer contour, height, width surface condition, colors, patterns, and/or primer coat of the object.

7. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the detection device (18) is provided with at least one camera (20) or at least one image sensor, wherein detection areas (22) extend into the interior of the dental device (10) and/or outside the dental device (10).

8. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the detection device (18) detects the position and/or the rotational position of the object (24) in space and can be pivoted at the dental device (10) or relative to the dental device.

9. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein comparing the data of a detected object (24) with the data of the stored objects is realized using a comparison device.

10. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein if no unambiguous assignment to an operating program or an operating program group can be made when comparing the data of the detected object (24) with the stored data, the data of at least two objects (24) is displayed on a display device (14), wherein the displayed data is most similar to the data of the detected object (24) and that the user himself/herself chooses the data which corresponds to the operating program or operating program group desired by him/her.

11. Dental device according to claim 10, wherein the display device (14) is suitable for displaying the object (24) detected by the detection device (18) reduced or increased in size.

12. Dental device according to claim 2, wherein the image recognition device is suitable for identifying an object (24) with the help of the detected features of an image and for starting the operating program associated with the object or for showing it for selection.

13. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the dental device (10) is formed by a dental firing furnace or by a dental press furnace or by a light curing device.

14. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the data is stored in a database with objects which have been stored in advance, which database is comparable with a central sever via the Internet and carries out an automatic comparison when it is connected to the Internet.

15. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein the executable operating program or the executable operating program group is carried out upon confirmation by the user, by pressing a confirmation key, wherein in particular the key forms an indicator of confirmation.

16. Dental device according to claim 1, wherein in a plurality of dental devices which are configured as firing furnaces a subsidiary display or a central display is implemented in a control room, wherein the subsidiary or central display is switchable for several firing furnaces.