DENTAL TREATMENT UNIT WITH IMPROVED AUDIOVISUAL FACILTY FOR INSTRUMENT OPERATION & DENTAL WORKFLOW ASSISTANCE, AND PATIENT COMMUNICATION

• Main Authors: Schneider, Hans-Christian, Sutter, Ralf, Eberhard, Christian, Rein, Matthias
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.04.2024
• Subjects: APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS

The present invention relates to a dental treatment unit (1) comprising: a chair (2) for seating the patient; a chair base (3) for holding the chair (2); a water tower (4) for cleaning/sanitizing dental instruments (5); a dentist's element (6) for depositing the dental instruments (5); an assistant element (7) for depositing dental instruments (5); at least one movable projector (8) for projecting images; at least one movable camera (9) for acquiring image data;a microphone (10) for acquiring acoustic data; a loudspeaker (11); and a computer (12) for controlling the projector (8), the camera (9), the microphone (10), the loudspeaker (11), and for processing the acquired image data and the acquired acoustic data, wherein the projector (8) is configured to project images onto a projection area (13), wherein the camera (9) is configured to acquire image data from the projection area (13), wherein the projection area (13) can be selectively moved in at least one of a plurality of different positions (14-20) which are defined relative to location and geometry of the chair (2), the chair base (3), the water tower (4), the dentist's element (6), and the assistant's element (7).