ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,213,852, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to 3SHAPE A/S (Kobenhavn K, Denmark).
"Method and system for measuring periodontal pocket depth" was invented by Mike Van Der Poel (Rodovre, Denmark), Astrid Birch (Holte, Denmark), Michael Vinther (Kobenhavn S, Denmark), Sonal Sharad Patil (Gentofte, Denmark) and Steen Frost Tofthoj (Vaerlose, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for measuring a depth of a periodontal pocket defined by a gap between a tooth and gingiva includes a frame, one camera, and a processor. The frame is configured to be worn by a user. The camera is configured to capture at least one 2D image of an intraoral targ...