Patent ID: 11925320
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An oral camera, comprising:
a) a mouthpiece configured to be placed on an upper or a lower jaw of a user, the mouthpiece comprising:
i) an inner curved part and an outer curved part configured to respectively be placed on an inner side and an outer side of teeth of the lower or the upper jaw of the user, and wherein the inner curved part and the outer curved part are connected by a pair of bridges, leaving an open gap between the inner curved part and the outer curved part, and
ii) the inner curved part has a first mirror surface having a first tilt angle to reflect images of back surfaces of teeth, and the outer curved part has a second mirror surface having a second tilt angle to reflect images of front surfaces of teeth to an outside viewer or a camera system;

b) a handle detachably connected to the mouthpiece;
c) an adjustable camera stand connected to the handle;
d) a camera system connected to the flexible camera stand, the camera system comprising a camera, a light source and optics;
e) a processor to control the operation of the camera and the light source and to communicate with external devices, and
f) a power supply,
whereby the camera system is adjusted to view back and front surfaces of teeth as reflected by the first and second mirrors, respectively, and the top surfaces of teeth as directly viewed by the camera.