In embodiments set forth herein, an intraoral scanning system includes a first intraoral scanner, a second intraoral scanner, and a computing device wirelessly connected to both the first intraoral scanner and the second intraoral scanner. The computing device receives first intraoral scan data from the first intraoral scanner and generates a first three-dimensional (3D) surface of at least a portion of a first patient's dental arch based on the first intraoral scan data. The computing device further receives second intraoral scan data from the second intraoral scanner and generates a second 3D surface of at least a portion of a second patient's dental arch based on the second intraoral scan data.

A first computing device receives a command to associate the first computing device with an intraoral scanner, the command comprising an identifier. The first computing device wirelessly connects with a second computing device, and sends the identifier to the second computing device. The second computing device wirelessly connects to the intraoral scanner and associates the first computing device with the intraoral scanner. Subsequently, intraoral scan data generated by the first intraoral scanner is sent to the second computing device, the intraoral scan data is processed by the second computing device to generate a three-dimensional surface of a dental site, the three-dimensional surface or a view of the three-dimensional surface of the dental site is sent to the first computing device, and the three-dimensional surface or the view of the three-dimensional surface of the dental site is displayed by the first computing device.

A system for visualizing an anatomical target includes a scope for internal imaging having a field of view less than a region to be imaged. A planning module is configured to receive video from the scope such that field of view images of the scope are stitched together to generate a composite image of the region to be imaged. An image guidance module is configured to move the scope along the anatomical target during a procedure such that an image generated in the field of view of the scope is displayed as live video overlaid on a field of the composite image.

Systems and methods are provided for preparation of orthodontics and prosthodontics. A method may include scanning a patient's teeth to form first 3D data of the patient's teeth including a removable element that obscures part of the dental surfaces of the patient's teeth and non-obscured tooth surfaces, removing the removable element form the patient's teeth so that the removable element no longer obscures the part of the dental surfaces of the patient's teeth, and scanning the previously obscured part of the dental surfaces of the patient's teeth and the non-obscured tooth surfaces.

A photoacoustic probe head (200a, 200b) is disclosed. The probe head (200a, 200b) comprises: a Fabry Perot acoustic sensor (202), an interrogation interface (A), an excitation input (B) and a two-axis mirror (204). The Fabry Perot acoustic sensor (200a, 200b) is operable to reflect an optical interrogation beam to create a reflected interrogation beam and to modulate the reflected interrogation beam in response to an acoustic signal at the acoustic sensor (202). The interrogation interface (A) is configured to receive an interrogation beam, and to receive the reflected interrogation beam from the acoustic sensor (202). The excitation input (B) is configured to receive an excitation beam for generating an acoustic field in a sample adjacent to the acoustic sensor (202). The two axis mirror (240) is configured to scan the interrogation beam between different locations of the acoustic sensor (202).

One or more devices, systems, methods, and storage mediums for imaging and more particularly to minimally invasive medical devices, such as, but not limited to, spectrally encoded endoscopy (SEE), endoscopy, and/or other catheter-related apparatuses and systems, methods, and storage mediums for use with same, are provided herein. One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums may be for characterizing, examining and/or diagnosing, and/or measuring viscosity of, a sample or object in application(s) using an apparatus or system that includes, in one or more embodiments, an in-situ optics observation window or lens cleaning apparatus or system that provides a technique(s) for cleaning the medical device optic(s) without removing the medical device during a surgical procedure.

An endoscope system (200, 300) for imaging an interior of a patient (180) comprises an endoscope tube (210, 310), an imaging unit (350) for imaging the interior of the patient, wherein the imaging unit is at least partially located inside the endoscope tube, and an optical coherence tomography unit (360), wherein said imaging unit (350) is distinct from the OCT unit (360), and wherein a sample arm (360c) of the OCT unit is at least partially located inside the endoscope tube.

Disclosed is an intra-oral scanning system including: a scanning device including at least a first magnetic induction coil; a replaceable scanning tip including at least a second magnetic induction coil; the scanning tip being removably connected to the scanning device; wherein the at least first and second magnetic induction coils are configured to provide power transfer and/or a communication signal between the scanning device and the scanning tip during operation of the scanning system.

The present invention relates to a three-dimensional intraoral scanner specifically comprising: a case which can be inserted into and withdrawn from the oral cavity, and has an opening portion which is open to allow the form of the inside of the oral cavity (hereinafter, referred to as an ‘image’) to be incident into the case in the form of light via an end portion thereof; at least one camera which is arranged inside the case to transmit the light incident via the opening portion of the case; a light projector which is arranged on one side of the at least one camera and emits light into the oral cavity via the opening portion; and a single polarized filter which positioned between the at least one camera and the opening portion at a position spaced a set distance (d) from the front end of the at least one camera. Thus, the present invention provides the advantages of making it possible to manufacture a product having a slim size and improve the reliability with which an object to be measured can be measured.

An intraluminal imaging catheter comprises an outer sheath of material that is efficiently transmissive of near infrared light, a guidewire lumen section extending distally from a distal end of the outer sheath, a terminal length section of the outer sheath extending proximally from the guidewire lumen section, a cable longitudinally and rotatably disposed lengthwise within the outer sheath and having an imaging tip located at its distal end including optical components for transmitting and receiving near infrared light, wherein the cable is longitudinally extendable to position the imaging tip at the terminal length section of the outer sheath, and reinforcement means for structurally reinforcing the terminal length section of the outer sheath against transverse bending or kinking.