Patent ID: 8167614
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A detection apparatus for irregular bone defect detection around a dental implant, comprising: a metal attachment, said metal attachment configured to lock on a dental implant; a non-contact detecting probe, said non-contact detecting probe configured to enfold said metal attachment and to create and receive structural vibration, wherein vibration travels through an empty space between the non-contact detecting probe and the metal attachment; a transducer-detector driver unit, said transducer-detector driver unit connected to said non-contact detecting probe; and a detecting instrument, said detecting instrument directly connected to said transducer-detector driver unit or connected to said transducer-detector driver unit through a cable line at an end of said detecting instrument, said detecting instrument configured to connect to a personal computer through a universal-serial-bus (USB) cable at another end of said detecting instrument.