CURING LIGHT WITH INTEGRATED FEEDBACK SENSOR

A light curing instrument for curing a target (with a material that is curable in response to application of light energy) includes a light source capable of outputting the light energy along an illumination path to cure the material and a sensor. The light source is controllable to vary the light e...

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1. Verfasser:	Peterson, Steven H
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE BLASTING DENTISTRY ELECTROTHERAPY FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF HEATING HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE LIGHTING MAGNETOTHERAPY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE RADIATION THERAPY STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ULTRASOUND THERAPY WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A light curing instrument for curing a target (with a material that is curable in response to application of light energy) includes a light source capable of outputting the light energy along an illumination path to cure the material and a sensor. The light source is controllable to vary the light energy being output, and the sensor, such as a photodiode, is configured to sense a light characteristic of light reflected back from the target. The sensor senses light reflected back along a sensing path and generates a feedback sensor signal. The instrument further includes a substrate for supporting the light source and the sensor, which is configured to support the light source and the sensor so that the illumination path and the sensing path are co-axial.