JP4095965B2 - 前方光強度を増大するテーパレンズおよび光硬化装置ならびにこれらのレンズを含むキット - Google Patents
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- 光硬化装置と共に使用するためのレンズであって、使用中に少なくともその一部が歯科処置部内に差し込まれるような寸法に形成され、
テーパ形状を持つと共に中空内部領域を有する中空本体を具え、この中空本体は、
当該本体の周りに環状に延在し、前記光硬化装置と連結されるように形成されて使用中に前記光硬化装置から発せられた光がレンズを通過するようになっているベースと、
このベースから外側に延在すると共に先端にて収斂する壁と
を具え、前記壁および前記先端が前記中空内部領域を画成し、
前記壁および前記先端は、前記レンズを光硬化装置に連結した場合、前記光硬化装置により発せられた光が前記先端に達する前に前記中空内部領域を通り、前記中空内部領域を持たないテーパレンズを使用した場合と比較すると、前記光硬化装置により発せられた光が前記先端を通って前方に増量して伝わるように、前記レンズが形成されていることを特徴とするレンズ。 - 前記中空本体はほぼ円錐形を有し、前記壁および前記先端がほぼ円錐形の空間を前記中空内部領域として画成していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記光硬化装置から前方に発せられた光は、使用中に前記先端の前方領域に向けてレンズを通過することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記中空本体がプラスチックか、酸化アルミニウムか、サファイアか、石英か、またはガラスの少なくとも1つを具えていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記中空本体がアクリルか、ポリアクリルか、ポリプロピレンか、ポリカーボネートか、あるいはシリコーンの少なくとも1つを具えていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記中空本体は選択された波長の光を選別するように色付けされていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記先端の少なくとも一部がクラスIIの歯科処置部内に差し込むことができるように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 光硬化装置とスナップ止め接続で係合するように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記ベースは、前記光硬化装置に取り付けられた中間レンズに対して一体的に係合するように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記中間レンズとスナップ止め接続で係合するように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項9に記載のレンズ。
- 前記壁および先端がほぼ一様な厚みを有し、前記壁および前記先端の厚みがほぼ同じであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記壁および先端の厚みが変化していることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記壁が約0.1mmから約2mmの範囲内の厚みを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記壁が約0.2mmから約1mmの範囲内の厚みを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 前記壁が約0.25mmから約0.5mmの範囲内の厚みを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のレンズ。
- 光硬化性歯科医療用化合物の硬化において使用するための光硬化装置であって、
前端を有する本体と、
この本体の前端に配される少なくとも1つの光源と、
この光源に隣接して前記本体の前端に配され、使用中に少なくともその一部が歯科処置部内に差し込まれるような寸法に形成されたレンズと
を具え、このレンズは
テーパ形状を持つと共にその中に中空内部領域を有する中空本体を具え、この中空本体は、
当該本体の周りに環状に延在し、前記光硬化装置と連結されるように形成されて使用中に前記光硬化装置から発せられた光がレンズを通過するようになっているベースと、
このベースから外側に延在すると共に先端にて収斂する壁と
を具え、前記壁および前記先端が前記中空内部領域を画成し、
前記中空本体の前記壁および前記先端は、前記レンズを前記光硬化装置に連結した場合、前記光硬化装置により発せられた光が前記先端に達する前に前記中空内部領域を通り、前記中空内部領域を持たないテーパレンズを使用した場合と比較すると、前記光硬化装置により発せられた光が前記先端を通って前方に増量して伝わるように、前記レンズが形成されていることを特徴とする光硬化装置。 - 前記レンズは、スナップ嵌めか、摩擦嵌めか、ねじ結合か、またはバヨネット結合の少なくとも1つによって前記本体の前端に取り外し可能に連結されていることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記レンズは、前記本体の前端とこのレンズとの間に配される中間レンズによって前記本体の前端に対して取り外し可能に連結されると共に当該レンズは前記中間レンズに対して取り外し可能に連結されていることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記レンズは、光硬化装置とこのレンズとの間に配される中間レンズにより光硬化装置に対して取り外し可能に連結されると共に当該レンズは前記中間レンズに対して一体的に連結されることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記中間レンズは、曲面部と平面部とを有することを特徴とする請求項18または請求項19に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記平面部が前記光源を向き、前記曲面部がレンズを向いていることを特徴とする請求項18または請求項19に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記光源が少なくとも1つの発光ダイオードを具えていることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記レンズは、アクリルか、ポリアクリルか、ポリプロピレンか、ポリカーボネートか、シリコーンか、二酸化アルミニウムか、サファイアか、石英か、またはガラスの少なくとも1つを具えていることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記レンズの少なくとも一部が色付けされていることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記壁および前記先端がほぼ一様な厚みを有することを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 前記壁および前記先端の厚みが変化していることを特徴とする請求項16に記載の光硬化装置。
- 光硬化装置で用いるための請求項1に記載の交換可能な複数のレンズを具えていることを特徴とするキット。
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