A dental caries detection device applicable to MR equipment
By combining a lifting mouth support mechanism and a rotating TOF camera with MR equipment, the problems of patient discomfort when opening their mouths and multi-angle detection have been solved, enabling convenient dental examination and improving the skills of interns.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202410761794.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-06-13
AI Technical Summary
Existing oral endoscopes cannot assist patients in opening their mouths, leading to mouth fatigue and discomfort, and make it difficult to conveniently examine teeth from different directions, thus reducing the learning experience for interns.
It employs a lifting-type auxiliary mouth-opening mechanism and a rotating TOF camera mechanism, combined with MR equipment, to achieve automatic opening of the patient's oral cavity and multi-angle imaging. Combined with a control display and MR equipment, it generates a virtual reality environment to record the state of dental diseases and the treatment process.
It reduces patients' oral discomfort, improves the convenience of dental examinations and the learning experience for interns, and enables multi-angle dental examinations and rapid skill mastery.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of medical device technology, and more specifically to an oral caries detection device applicable to MR equipment. Background Technology
[0002] Dental caries, commonly known as cavities or tooth decay, is a bacterial disease that can lead to pulpitis and periapical periodontitis, and even inflammation of the alveolar bone and jawbone. It is a progressive lesion of the hard tissues of the teeth caused by the combined effects of multiple factors in the oral cavity, manifested as demineralization of inorganic matter and decomposition of organic matter, evolving from color changes to the formation of substantial lesions as the disease progresses. To treat dental caries, people often go to dental hospitals for examination and treatment. During treatment, doctors will use an intraoral endoscope to examine the patient's teeth.
[0003] Current oral endoscopes typically cannot assist patients in opening their mouths, leading to discomfort due to prolonged mouth opening during examinations and damage to the endoscope lens from sudden mouth closure. Furthermore, traditional oral endoscopes mostly have fixed lenses, making it difficult to change the lens direction when examining teeth in different directions (left, right, top, bottom), increasing the risk of the endoscope touching the patient's mouth. Additionally, currently, dental interns primarily acquire and enrich their medical skills through observing treatment processes in clinical settings, assisting attending physicians, and limited practical opportunities. During observation, interns lack firsthand experience of the treatment process, diminishing their learning experience.
[0004] Therefore, how to provide an oral caries detection device that can assist patients in opening their mouths, relieve mouth fatigue, reduce discomfort, and allow for convenient viewing of teeth from different directions, thereby improving the learning experience of interns and facilitating their rapid mastery of medical skills, and which can be applied to MR equipment, is a problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention
[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides an oral caries detection device applicable to MR equipment that can assist patients in opening their mouths, relieve mouth fatigue, reduce discomfort, and allow for convenient viewing of teeth from different directions, thereby improving the learning experience of interns and facilitating their rapid mastery of medical skills.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0007] An oral caries detection device applicable to MR equipment, comprising:
[0008] A medical bed, wherein a control display is installed on the medical bed;
[0009] A support frame, the bottom end of which is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the medical bed;
[0010] A lifting auxiliary mouth opening mechanism is installed on the support frame and used to assist in opening the mouth of the patient, and the lifting auxiliary mouth opening mechanism is electrically connected with the control display;
[0011] A rotating TOF camera mechanism is installed on the lifting auxiliary mouth opening mechanism, the rotating TOF camera mechanism is electrically connected with the control display, and the rotating TOF camera mechanism is used to take pictures of the teeth at different positions in the oral cavity of the patient and upload the pictures to the control display for display.
[0012] An MR device is electrically connected with the control display.
[0013] According to the technical scheme, compared with the prior art, the application discloses a dental caries detection device applicable to an MR device. When in use, the patient lies on a medical bed, and then the lifting auxiliary mouth opening mechanism is lowered and opens the oral cavity of the patient. At this time, the rotating TOF camera mechanism is driven by the lifting auxiliary mouth opening mechanism to enter the oral cavity of the patient and take pictures of the teeth from different directions. At the same time, the images taken are displayed in real time on the control display for the doctor to observe and understand the dental disease. Therefore, the device uses the lifting auxiliary mouth opening mechanism to assist the patient in opening the mouth, and the patient does not need to forcibly open the mouth by himself. This can reduce the discomfort of the patient's mouth caused by forcibly opening the mouth for a long time. In addition, the control display sends the high-resolution video images of the teeth and the doctor's hand movements collected by the TOF camera to the MR device. The MR device establishes a 3D model of the teeth and the doctor's hand through image processing to generate a virtual reality environment and complete rendering. The dental disease state and the doctor's treatment process are recorded and saved in the MR device. The intern doctor can use the MR device to experience the treatment process in person, improve the learning experience of the intern doctor, and quickly master the medical skills.
[0014] Further, the lifting auxiliary mouth opening mechanism comprises:
[0015] A lifting motor is fixed at the top end of the support frame.
[0016] A lifting screw is fixedly connected with the driving end of the lifting motor at one end.
[0017] An auxiliary mouth opening assembly is provided with a threaded sleeve at the top end, the threaded sleeve is screwed with the other end of the lifting screw, one side of the auxiliary mouth opening assembly is slidably connected with one side of the support frame, and the rotating TOF camera mechanism is installed on the auxiliary mouth opening assembly.
[0018] The beneficial effects produced by the above technical scheme are that the lifting motor drives the lifting screw rod to rotate, the sleeve is lifted along the length direction of the lifting screw rod, and finally the auxiliary mouth opening supporting assembly is lifted.
[0019] Further, the auxiliary mouth opening supporting assembly comprises:
[0020] A lifting frame is slidably connected to one side of the support frame, a top end plate of the lifting frame is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the sleeve, a through hole is formed in a bottom end plate of the lifting frame, a pin shaft is fixed to the hole wall of the through hole, and the rotary TOF camera mechanism is installed on the bottom end plate;
[0021] A mounting plate is installed on the bottom end face of the top end plate, and a mouth opening supporting motor is fixed to one side of the mounting plate;
[0022] A forward and reverse screw rod is rotatably connected to both ends of the mounting plate, and one end of the forward and reverse screw rod is fixedly connected to the driving end of the mouth opening supporting motor;
[0023] Two sliding block nuts are respectively screwed on the forward and reverse screws of the forward and reverse screw rod, and the upper ends of the two sliding block nuts are slidably connected to the mounting plate;
[0024] Two support rods are hingedly connected to the lower ends of the two sliding block nuts, respectively, the two support rods are cross arranged through the pin shaft and pass through the through hole, and two oral cavity supporting blocks are fixedly connected to the other ends of the two support rods.
[0025] The beneficial effects produced by the above technical scheme are that after the auxiliary mouth opening supporting assembly is lowered into position, the mouth opening supporting motor drives the forward and reverse screw rod to rotate, thereby realizing the movement of the two sliding block nuts on the forward and reverse screw rod in opposite directions, and finally driving the oral cavity supporting blocks at the lower ends of the two support rods to open the patient's mouth. The mechanism is simple in structure and can realize the auxiliary mouth opening operation of the patient.
[0026] Further, the rotary TOF camera mechanism comprises:
[0027] A rotary motor is fixed to the bottom end plate, and a driving gear is fixed to the driving end of the rotary motor;
[0028] A rotary motor is fixed to the bottom end plate, and a driving gear is fixed to the driving end of the rotary motor;
[0029] A rotary motor is fixed to the bottom end plate, and a driving gear is fixed to the driving end of the rotary motor;
[0030] The beneficial effects produced by the above technical scheme are that the rotary motor drives the driven gear to rotate through the driving gear, and then the rotary rod rotates, so that the illuminating lamp and the TOF camera on the rotary rod rotate, and finally the TOF camera can shoot the teeth in different positions under the auxiliary illumination of the illuminating lamp.
[0031] Further, the mounting plate is mounted on the bottom end face of the top end plate through the shock absorber.
[0032] The beneficial effects produced by the above technical scheme are that the vibration generated by the mouth opening motor and the sliding block nut movement is reduced, and the comfort of the patient during the auxiliary mouth opening of the oral cavity support block is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description only are a part of the embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of the provided drawings.
[0034] Figure 1 A structure schematic diagram of a dental caries detection device applicable to an MR device is provided.
[0035] Figure 2 For Figure 1 A structure enlarged schematic diagram of the local part A. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0036] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the present application.
[0037] Referring to Figures 1-2 The embodiments of the present application disclose a dental caries detection device applicable to an MR device, which comprises:
[0038] A medical bed 1, and a control display 2 is installed on the medical bed 1;
[0039] A support frame 3, and the bottom end of the support frame 3 is fixedly connected with one side of the top end of the medical bed 1;
[0040] A lifting type auxiliary mouth opening mechanism 4, and the lifting type auxiliary mouth opening mechanism 4 is installed on the support frame 3 and is used for assisting to open the mouth of the patient, and the lifting type auxiliary mouth opening mechanism 4 is electrically connected with the control display 2;
[0041] A rotating TOF camera mechanism 5 is installed on the lifting auxiliary mouth supporting mechanism 4, and is electrically connected with the control display 2, used for taking pictures of teeth at different positions in the patient's oral cavity and uploading to the control display 2 for display.
[0042] An MR device 7 is electrically connected with the control display 2.
[0043] The lifting auxiliary mouth supporting mechanism 4 comprises:
[0044] A lifting motor 41 is fixed at the top end of the support frame 3.
[0045] A lifting screw rod 42 is fixedly connected at one end with the driving end of the lifting motor 41.
[0046] An auxiliary mouth supporting assembly 43 is fixed at the top end with a screw sleeve 44, the screw sleeve 44 is screwed with the other end of the lifting screw rod 42, one side of the auxiliary mouth supporting assembly 43 is slidably connected with one side of the support frame 3, and the rotating TOF camera mechanism 5 is installed on the auxiliary mouth supporting assembly 43.
[0047] Specifically, the auxiliary mouth supporting assembly 43 comprises:
[0048] A lifting frame 431 is slidably connected at one side with one side of the support frame 3 through a slide rail, the top end plate 4311 of the lifting frame 431 is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the screw sleeve 44, and the bottom end plate 4312 of the lifting frame 431 is provided with a through hole 43121, a pin shaft 432 is fixed on the hole wall of the through hole 43121, and the rotating TOF camera mechanism 5 is installed on the bottom end plate 4312.
[0049] A mounting plate 433 is mounted on the bottom end face of the top end plate 4311, and one side of the mounting plate 433 is fixed with a mouth supporting motor 434.
[0050] A forward and reverse screw rod 435 is rotatably connected at both ends with the mounting plate 433, and one end of the forward and reverse screw rod 435 is fixedly connected with the driving end of the mouth supporting motor 434.
[0051] Two slide block nuts 436 are screwed on the forward and reverse screws of the forward and reverse screw rod 435, and the upper ends of the two slide block nuts 436 are slidably connected with the mounting plate 433.
[0052] Two support rods 437 are hingedly connected at one end with the lower ends of the two slide block nuts 436, and the two support rods 437 are crossly arranged through the pin shaft 432 and pass through the through hole 43121.
[0053] The oral cavity support blocks 438 are two, which are respectively fixedly connected with the other ends of the two support rods 437.
[0054] The oral cavity support blocks 438 are made of medical silica gel material, and the contact with the patient's oral cavity is soft contact, which improves the comfort of the patient.
[0055] The rotating TOF camera mechanism 5 comprises:
[0056] The rotating motor 51 is fixed on the bottom end plate 4312, and the driving end of the rotating motor 51 is fixed with a driving gear 52;
[0057] The rotating rod 53 is rotatably connected with the bottom end of the bottom end plate 4312 through a bearing, and a driven gear 54 is fixedly sleeved on the rotating rod 53, the driven gear 54 is in meshing transmission connection with the driving gear 52, and the illuminating lamp 55 and the TOF camera 56 are fixed on the rotating rod 53.
[0058] In some embodiments, the mounting plate 433 is mounted on the bottom end face of the top end plate 4311 through the shock absorber 6.
[0059] In the above embodiment, the medical bed 1 can adopt an adjustable medical bed in the prior art, for example, by adjusting the medical bed, the angle of the patient lying on the bed body can be realized.
[0060] Specifically, first, let the patient lie on the adjustable medical bed 1, and then the doctor can adjust the angle of the medical bed, and then start the lifting motor 41, the lifting motor 41 drives the lifting screw 42 to rotate, and then the screw sleeve 44 is lowered along the length direction of the lifting screw 42, and finally the oral cavity support block 438 is lowered to the patient's oral cavity, then the mouth support motor 434 drives the lead screw 435 to rotate, and the two sliding nuts 436 move in opposite directions, and then the two support rods 437 drive the two oral cavity support blocks 438 to open the patient's oral cavity, then the rotating motor 51 drives the driven gear 54 to rotate through the driving gear 52, and then the rotating rod 53 rotates, and the illuminating lamp 55 and the TOF camera 56 on it rotate, and finally the TOF camera 56 can shoot the teeth in different positions under the auxiliary illumination of the illuminating lamp 55, and display in real time on the control display 2.
[0061] The TOF camera 56 can use a one-piece laser TOF non-inductive control module with publication number CN217484857U and the name of a one-piece laser TOF non-inductive control module to solve the problem that the VR control input device has large volume, weight, and cannot realize true non-inductive control of the hand.
[0062] The advantages of the device are as follows:
[0063] 1. The lifting type auxiliary mouth opening mechanism assists the patient in opening the mouth, without the patient forcibly opening the mouth by himself, which can reduce the discomfort of the patient's mouth caused by forcibly opening the mouth for a long time, and prevent damage to the illuminating lamp and TOF camera caused by the patient suddenly closing the mouth for a long time.
[0064] 2. The rotating TOF camera mechanism shoots the teeth from different directions, realizing convenient multi-angle detection.
[0065] 3. The control display sends the high-resolution video images of the teeth and the doctor's hand movements collected by the TOF camera to the MR device, the MR device extracts three-dimensional key points through feature processing of two-dimensional images combined with convolutional neural networks, optimizes the processing to establish a 3D model of the teeth and the doctor's hand, generates a virtual reality environment and completes rendering, and records and saves the state of the teeth disease and the doctor's treatment process in the MR device, so that the intern doctor can use the MR device to experience the treatment process, improve the learning experience of the intern doctor, and facilitate the intern doctor to quickly master the medical skills.
[0066] The various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts of each embodiment can be referred to each other. For the device disclosed in the embodiments, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and the related parts can be referred to the method part.
[0067] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables a person skilled in the art to implement or use the present application. Various modifications to the embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
Claims
1. A dental caries detection device applicable to MR equipment, characterized in that, include: A medical bed (1) is equipped with a control display (2); Support frame (3), the bottom end of which is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the medical bed (1); A lifting auxiliary mouth-opening mechanism (4) is installed on the support frame (3) to assist in opening the patient's mouth. The lifting auxiliary mouth-opening mechanism (4) is electrically connected to the control display (2). A rotating TOF camera mechanism (5) is mounted on the lifting auxiliary mouth support mechanism (4). The rotating TOF camera mechanism (5) is electrically connected to the control display (2) and is used to take pictures of teeth at different positions in the patient's oral cavity and upload them to the control display (2) for display. MR device (7), the MR device (7) being electrically connected to the control display (2); The lifting auxiliary support mechanism (4) includes: A lifting motor (41) is fixed to the top of the support frame (3); A lifting screw (42), one end of which is fixedly connected to the drive end of the lifting motor (41); An auxiliary support assembly (43) is provided, with a screw sleeve (44) fixed at the top of the auxiliary support assembly (43). The screw sleeve (44) is screwed to the other end of the lifting screw (42). One side of the auxiliary support assembly (43) is slidably connected to one side of the support frame (3). The rotary TOF camera mechanism (5) is mounted on the auxiliary support assembly (43). The auxiliary support assembly (43) includes: The lifting frame (431) is slidably connected to one side of the support frame (3). The top plate (4311) of the lifting frame (431) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the screw sleeve (44). A through hole (43121) is provided on the bottom plate (4312) of the lifting frame (431). A pin (432) is fixed on the hole wall of the through hole (43121). The rotary TOF camera mechanism (5) is installed on the bottom plate (4312). Mounting plate (433), which is mounted on the bottom end surface of the top plate (4311), and a support motor (434) is fixed on one side of the mounting plate (433); A positive and negative lead screw (435) is rotatably connected at both ends to the mounting plate (433), and one end of the positive and negative lead screw (435) is fixedly connected to the drive end of the support motor (434). Sliding nut (436), there are two sliding nuts (436), which are respectively screwed onto the positive and negative threads of the positive and negative lead screw (435), and the upper ends of the two sliding nuts (436) are slidably connected to the mounting plate (433); The support rod (437) consists of two rods, one end of which is hinged to the lower end of the two slider nuts (436) respectively. The two support rods (437) are arranged crosswise through the pin (432) and pass through the through hole (43121). Two oral cavity support blocks (438) are fixedly connected to the other ends of the two support rods (437), respectively. The rotating TOF camera mechanism (5) includes: A rotary motor (51) is fixed on the bottom plate (4312), and a drive gear (52) is fixed on the drive end of the rotary motor (51). A rotating rod (53) is rotatably connected at its upper end to the bottom end of the bottom plate (4312). A driven gear (54) is fitted on the rotating rod (53). The driven gear (54) meshes with the driving gear (52) for transmission. A lighting lamp (55) and a TOF camera (56) are fixed on the rotating rod (53). The mounting plate (433) is mounted on the bottom surface of the top plate (4311) via a vibration damper (6).
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