MEDIT CORP.

In a method for matching structure data according to the present disclosure, scanned data is used for a prepared part and library model data loaded in advance in a library is used for an unprepared part, such that the method has an advantage of improving reliability of oral model data required for an implant crown procedure.

According to the present disclosure, partial precision shape data is added to overall data by combining scan data obtained by a first scanner and a second scanner, respectively, and thus, missing data in a scan of the first scanner is supplemented by a scan of the second scanner. There is an advantage of being able to derive highly reliable data through such a supplementary process, and a user can provide a more suitable treatment to the patient.

The present disclosure relates to a method for self-investigating an optical element embedded in an intraoral scanner, and a system using the same. The reliability of an intraoral scanner may decrease due to foreign matter attached to an optical element. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a prescribed method for investigating foreign matter attached to an optical element, and a system using the same, wherein an alarm providing notification of the need to inspect the optical element is generated when it is determined that foreign matter has stained the optical element. According to said investigation method and system, a user of an intraoral scanner can automatically determine the presence or absence of foreign matter when scanning an object (patient's affected area), and thus can service the optical element or replace a part in which the corresponding component is formed. Therefore, there is an advantage of improving the scanning efficiency and data reliability of the intraoral scanner.

A data processing method includes obtaining a scan shot representing an object, aligning the scan shot with a pre-formed at least one inactive cluster, and selectively merging an active cluster including the scan shot and the inactive cluster based on whether the scan shot is aligned with the inactive cluster.

A structured light projection optical system for obtaining 3D data of an object surface includes a structured light projection optical part configured to project a plurality of patterns onto an object or a screen, and an imaging optical part configured to obtain 3D data by photographing the patterns being projected from the structured light projection optical part. The structured light projection optical part includes a plurality of light sources, and a plurality of pattern masks. As the plurality of light sources are turned on and off, the pattern mask matches any one of the plurality of light sources illuminating a light, and the plurality of patterns are projected on the object or the screen by the pattern mask. Accordingly, various patterns can be effectively projected, real-time measurement can be easily performed through a quick pattern change, and the accurate 3D data can be obtained.

An image processing method may include steps of obtaining a plurality of image data from an object, generating, from the image data, a three-dimensional (3-D) model having at least two different representation modes, and displaying the generated 3-D model. There is an advantage in that a user can check various information of a 3-D model without changing a representation mode by displaying a 3-D model having at least two different representation modes.

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.

The present invention relates to a method of processing three-dimensional scan data for manufacture of dental prosthesis, the method identifies a position for an implant procedure on the basis of image data for an oral structure, and generates aligned image data by retrieving, from a library, data corresponding to a scan body or an abutment, only a part of which has been scanned, by replacing a part or the whole of the image data with the retrieved data, and by aligning a position and a direction of the image data. By using the method, user can easily identify an oral structure from the image data obtained by scanning partial shape of the scan body or the abutment, and the method provides feedback to the user so that the method guides the user to correct measurement. Therefore, the prosthesis can be manufactured more quickly due to reduced scan time.

The present invention relates to a digital scan body alignment method and a device using the same. The present invention corrects scan data through library data corresponding to image data on oral structure. At that time, to achieve best-fit of aligning the library data to the scan data initially, the data alignment can be performed by using a first alignment step. In order to accomplish data correction by more accurate data alignment, a second alignment step can be performed using the library data which includes shape information and axis information. By performing the second alignment step, corrected data having higher reliability can be formed, and a more precise prosthesis can be provided to a patient.