Intra-oral scanning wand

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the new design for an intra-oral scanning wand containing an optical sensor for electronically obtaining intra-oral digital images;

FIG. 2 is a right side view thereof, the left side view being a mirror image of the right side view shown;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an intra-oral scanning wand, as shown and described.

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Other references
  • Wand Image 1 of an existing intra-oral scanning wand from 3M Company, 1 page, Jul. 2008.
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Patent History
Patent number: D674091
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 20, 2011
Date of Patent: Jan 8, 2013
Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (Saint Paul, MN)
Inventors: Casey L. Carlson (Edina, MN), Michael K. Domroese (Woodbury, MN), James L. Graham, II (Woodbury, MN), Tara Waldrop (Los Alamos, NM), Paul A. Sevcik (White Bear Township, MN)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/409,010
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (33) (D24/152)