Patent Issued for Intra-oral scanning device (USPTO 11648095).

"While existing scanner devices provide satisfactory results, there remains a need for improvements in scanning speed and accuracy, as well as to reduce the size and weight of the device to thereby make it easier to use in practice." The intra-oral scanner as described in claim 17 wherein the red laser diode, the green laser diode, and the blue laser diode are color-calibrated. The intra-oral scanner as described in claim 17 wherein the red laser diode, the green laser diode and the blue laser diode are activated either individually or in combination as a function of a material or surface geometry to be scanned.". [Extracted from the article]