Patent ID: 9314215
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B,G03B

Claim Text:
1. A dental positioning system, comprising: a plurality of receptor holders, each receptor holder having an arm extending from a receptor grip, and each arm having a different cross-sectional profile, wherein the receptor grip includes a plurality of fingers and a tab, oriented orthogonally to the plurality of fingers, that form a slot to retain a receptor therein, and wherein the tab is constructed to contact an outer edge of the receptor when the receptor is retained in the slot; and an alignment ring having a window formed therein and having a plurality of openings each with a different cross-sectional profile, wherein the cross-sectional profiles of the plurality of openings respectively correspond to the cross-sectional profiles of the arms of the plurality of receptor holders, and wherein each of the receptor holders is constructed such that when: (i) a receptor holder is received by a corresponding opening, (ii) the receptor is retained within the slot formed by the plurality of fingers and the tab, and (iii) the outer edge of the receptor is in contact with the tab, a center of the receptor is substantially centered with respect to the window.