Patent ID: 7056015
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: A61B,G03B

Abstract:
1. A receptor positioning device for taking dental bitewing radiographs of a patient's teeth, which comprises: a collimation plate having an opening therein for aligning an x-ray machine; a receptor holding member adapted to receive a receptor for exposing x-radiation from the x-ray machine; and an elongated arm coupled at a first end to the collimation plate and including a biting surface positioned toward a distal end thereof, the biting portion distal end including an elastomeric impression material adapted for creating and registering with an occlusion pattern of the patient's teeth, the elongated arm extending from the distal end towards and coupled to a rear portion of the receptor holding member, opposite the collimation plate, such that an unobstructed path is defined between the substantially central opening of the collimation plate and the receptor received by the receptor holding member while the patient's teeth engage the biting portion distal end.