Patents Assigned to Perioimaging, Inc.
  • Ultrasonic periodontal, system and method of using
    Publication number: 20060281045
    Abstract: System and methods of detecting and measuring periodontal disease comprising filling a periodontal pocket with a fluid capable of propagating sound waves, transmitting a sound wave into the periodontal pocket, sensing the return sound wave from the periodontal pocket, and determining the depth of the pocket by measuring the time it takes the at least one transmitted sound wave to traverse the periodontal pocket and return. A peak discrimination analysis algorithm is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Perioimaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Ariff, Barry Berman, Jennifer Case, Robert Gwaltney, Christian Haller, Patrick Hardin, Fred Lane, Jeffrey Loper, Charles Luddy, Lynessa Erler, Jeffrey Smithanik, Andrew Steinberg, Craig Swanner