INSPECTION DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL INSTRUMENTS AND USES THEREOF
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Abstract
Devices and methods for inspection of various mechanical instruments to determine their level of wear and re-usability, particularly surgical and dental instruments, are provided.
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37 Claims
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19. An inspection device for mechanical instruments, the device comprising:
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(i) one or more cameras configured to acquire an image of a mechanical instrument or a section thereof; (ii) one or more illuminators configured to illuminate the mechanical instrument or a section thereof (iii) a processor configured to trigger the one or more illuminators, receive the image from the one or more cameras and compute an output signal regarding the type of the inspected mechanical instrument; and (iv) an inventory management system or software for sorting said inspected mechanical instruments based at least on the signal provided by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for inspecting mechanical instruments, the method comprising:
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(i) acquiring an image of the mechanical instrument or a section thereof using one or more cameras accompanied with one or more illuminators; (ii) automatically setting the combination of cameras and illuminators by using an iterative multiple exposures process; (iii) operating a processor configured to receive the image from the one or more cameras and compute an output signal regarding the type of the inspected mechanical instrument; and (iv) sorting inspected mechanical instruments, using an inventory management system or software, based at least on the signal provided by the processor.
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