Patent ID: 7713058
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An intraoral camera system comprising: a dental mirror including a reflector having a light transmitting aperture provided in the center or in any other portion of the reflector for transmitting light therethrough, a first CCD camera secured in a position adjacent to a back surface of the reflector with an incident portion of said first CCD camera being adjacent to and in optical communication with the light transmitting aperture of the reflector, a transmitter connected to said first CCD camera for transmitting an image captured by said first CCD camera, and a visual monitor for displaying the image captured by said first CCD camera as transmitted by the transmitter, and further comprising: the visual monitor being a liquid crystal plate having a light transmitting aperture at the center where some liquid crystal material is removed to transmit light therethrough, and a second CCD camera provided on a back surface of the liquid crystal plate with an incident portion of said second CCD camera being adjacent to and in optical communication with the light transmitting aperture, whereby an object located in front of said second CCD camera may alternatively be displayed on said visual monitor in the same manner that a generic hand mirror displays the object.