WO2015199510A1

WO2015199510A1 - Unit for sterilizing dental intraoral imaging device and sterilization device comprising same

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Publication number: WO2015199510A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/006616
Authority: WO
Inventors: 전유성; 유귀환
Original assignee: (주)바텍이우홀딩스; 주식회사 레이언스
Priority date: 2014-06-27
Filing date: 2015-06-29
Publication date: 2015-12-30

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sterilization unit for sterilizing an intraoral sensor and a sterilization device comprising the same. The sterilization unit for an intraoral sensor comprises a body, a connector, and a cable connecting the body and the connector. The sterilization unit comprises: an inner casing for defining a first space, into which the body is inserted; an outer casing surrounding the inner casing with a second space defined therebetween; a sterilization liquid container for storing a sterilization liquid supplied to the second space; a nozzle provided on the inner casing so as to spray the sterilization liquid to the first space; and a waste sterilization liquid container for collecting the waste sterilization liquid in the first space.

Description

Disinfection unit of dental intraoral imaging device and disinfection device including the same

The present invention relates to a disinfection unit and a disinfection device including the same, and more particularly, to a disinfection unit for disinfecting a dental intraoral imaging device such as an intraoral sensor, an oral scanner, and a disinfection device including the same.

In general, X-ray imaging using an intraoral sensor or three-dimensional imaging using an oral scanner is performed to obtain accurate information about intraoral structures such as teeth or gums.

For oral imaging using X-rays, an intraoral sensor is positioned and close to a tooth to be examined in the oral cavity as a detector for receiving an X-ray to obtain an image. Subsequently, the X-ray generator is positioned at a position outside the oral cavity corresponding to the intraoral sensor with the tooth to be examined, and then the target area in the oral cavity is photographed using the X-ray radiated from the generator.

For 3D imaging using the oral cavity scanner, a part of the oral cavity scanner is inserted into the oral cavity and scanned along a photographing target such as an orthodontic to obtain 3D information on the photographing target.

Intraoral imaging devices such as intraoral sensors or oral scanners, such as intraoral sensor, has a hassle to go through a disinfection process for the next use after use for the hygiene of the patient. Of course, some or all of these dental intraoral imaging devices may be covered with a sanitary cover made of silicone or vinyl, and then replaced. However, such a sanitary cover is not only troublesome to cover and remove, but also has a problem of cost and resource waste due to its use. Moreover, although the disinfection cycle may be somewhat longer, the use of the sanitary cover does not change the need to periodically disinfect the intraoral imaging device. Rather, due to contamination of the intraoral imaging device by perforation of the sanitary cover, There is a problem that there is a risk of exposure to infection. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to develop a device capable of easily disinfecting / cleaning the intraoral imaging device.

The present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art, the disinfection unit and the disinfection apparatus including the same can be easily sterilized / cleaned and dried before or after the use of intraoral sensor or intraoral imaging device such as oral scanner It aims to provide.

Disinfection unit for intraoral sensor according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, as a disinfection unit of the intraoral imaging device in which a part or all of the main body is inserted into the oral cavity, part or all of the main body An inner casing defining a first space to be inserted; An outer casing surrounding the inner casing with a second space therebetween; Disinfectant solution container for storing the disinfectant solution supplied to the second space; A nozzle provided in the inner casing to spray the sanitizing solution into the first space; And a waste sterilization container in which the waste sterilization solution of the first space is collected.

An air pump may be further provided to supply air to the second space, and the nozzle may spray at least one of the disinfectant solution and the air into the first space.

The intraoral dental imaging apparatus may include an intraoral sensor or an oral scanner for X-ray imaging, and the main body may be a sensor unit of the intraoral sensor or a tip of the oral scanner.

Disinfection device for intraoral sensor according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, as a disinfection device of the intraoral imaging device for dental oral cavity in which part or all of the main body is inserted in the oral cavity, part or all of the main body Casing mounted; At least one nozzle provided on an inner surface of the casing; Disinfectant solution container for supplying disinfectant solution to the nozzle; And it may include an air pump for supplying air to the nozzle.

A housing in which the casing and the disinfectant container are mounted and provide a body hole connected to the casing; And a waste disinfectant container embedded in the housing and in which waste disinfectant liquid is collected.

The dental intraoral imaging device may further include a connector connected to the main body, and may further include a connector hole provided at one side of the housing and into which the connector is inserted.

The dental intraoral imaging device may further include a cable connected to the main body, and may further include a wire holder provided at one side of the housing to mount the cable.

The display device may further include a display device provided on an outer surface of the housing to display a disinfection state of the main body.

The disinfectant container and the waste disinfectant container may be separated and replaced with the casing, and may further include a door provided at one side of the housing for replacing the disinfectant container and the waste sterilization container.

The dental intraoral imaging device may include an intraoral sensor or an oral scanner for X-ray imaging, and the main body may be a sensor part of the intraoral sensor or a tip of the oral scanner.

According to the disinfection unit of the dental intraoral imaging device and the disinfection device including the same according to the present invention, the dental intraoral imaging device that requires disinfection before or after use can be easily disinfected / washed and dried in one device. Can be.

1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a disinfecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a disinfecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the configuration and operation of the nozzle of the disinfection unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic block diagram showing another embodiment of the disinfectant container of the disinfecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 7 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining the operation of the disinfection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a schematic configuration diagram for explaining a disinfecting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are provided as examples to ensure that the technical spirit of the present invention can be sufficiently delivered to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the invention is not limited to the embodiments described below and may be embodied in other forms.

In addition, hereinafter, the intraoral sensor will be described as an example of an intraoral imaging device for the sake of convenience, but the disinfection device according to the embodiment of the present invention may be inserted into a structure of the oral cavity by inserting a part or all of the main body into the oral cavity of a subject such as an oral scanner. Applicability to all kinds of dental intraoral imaging apparatuses for obtaining internal or surface information for the oral cavity may be easily understood by those skilled in the art through the following description.

First, referring to Figure 1 which is a perspective view showing the appearance of the disinfection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the disinfection device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention forms the appearance of the device and the components described below A main body of a dental intraoral imaging device 20 such as an intraoral sensor or an oral scanner, which is disposed on an upper side of the housing 10 and the upper side of the housing 10. Some or all of the same)) is accommodated, the disinfection unit 100 to be sterilized / cleaned and dried for this, the disinfectant container 200 disposed on one side lower portion of the housing 10, the housing 10 Waste disinfectant container 300 disposed side by side in the disinfectant container 200 in the lower side of the other side, the main body 22 of the dental intraoral imaging device 20, for example, the intraoral sensor, the entire sensor unit and oral scanner Is inserted into the oral cavity as part of The main body hole 700 for storing the tip portion, the connector 26 of the dental intraoral imaging apparatus 20, for example, the connector hole 500 for storing the USB connector, and the dental intraoral imaging apparatus And a wire holder 600 for hanging and holding the wires 24 of 20. At this time, the body hole 700 is connected to the disinfection unit 100. In addition, an air pump (not shown in FIG. 1 and indicated by reference numeral 400 in FIGS. 2 to 6) provided inside one side of the housing 10 or outside the housing 10 is included.

And, the outer surface of the housing 10 is provided with a display device 800 for displaying the disinfection state of the dental intraoral imaging device 20, one side of the housing 10, the disinfectant container 200 and waste disinfectant which will be described later A door 900 for replacing the container 300 is provided.

The upper part of the main body hole 700 and the connector hole 500 of the disinfection device 1 of the present invention is opened, respectively, the main body 22 and the connector of the dental intraoral imaging apparatus 20 are inserted. And the body 22 inserted into the disinfection unit 100 through the body hole 700 is sterilized / cleaned and dried as described in detail below. In addition, the connector hole 500 is a space for storing the connector of the dental intraoral imaging device 20.

The disinfectant solution container 200 is a container in which a disinfectant solution for disinfecting / cleaning the main body 22 is stored, and the waste disinfectant container 300 is a container which collects the disinfectant solution after disinfecting / cleaning the main body 22. The disinfectant container 200 and the waste disinfectant container 300 are installed to be separated from the housing 10. Detailed descriptions of these will be provided later.

Next, with reference to Figure 2, the configuration of the disinfection device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The disinfection unit 100, which is a main component of the disinfection device 1 according to the present invention, includes a casing, and the casing preferably includes an inner casing in which a first space 111 for accommodating the main body 22 is formed. 113 and an outer casing 114 which surrounds the outer side of the inner casing 113 to form a second space 112 between the inner casing 113. The inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114 are formed in a substantially similar shape to form a second space 112 by maintaining a constant gap therebetween.

The inner casing 113 is formed to have a shape such that the upper end is opened to accommodate the main body 22 in the first space 111, which is an inner space thereof. However, the lower side of the inner casing 113, the inner wall is formed to be inclined toward the waste disinfectant discharge opening so that a space for collecting the disinfectant solution, that is, waste disinfectant solution is completed. By this inclined inner wall, the waste disinfectant solution may be easily flowed and collected along the inclined inner wall to the lower end of the first space 111. In addition, due to the inclined inner wall, the lower portion of the first space 111 in which the waste disinfectant is collected becomes narrower and forms a space in which the main body 22 is not located. Can prevent secondary pollution.

In addition, a waste disinfectant discharge opening is formed at the lower end of the inner casing 113 so that one end of the waste disinfectant pipe 130 is connected thereto, and the other end of the waste disinfectant pipe 130 is connected to the waste disinfectant container 300. In addition, the first space 111 of the inner casing 113 and the waste sterilizing liquid container 300 are in fluid communication with the waste sterilizing liquid pipe 130. A plurality of spray nozzles 118 are provided on the wall surface of the inner casing 113 at regular intervals so that the disinfectant and / or air can be sprayed toward the main body 22 located in the inner casing 113. At this time, the plurality of injection nozzles 118 is preferably formed over the entire side wall including the inclined lower side wall of the inner casing (113).

The injection nozzle 118 is composed of a circular plate-shaped nozzle body 118b coupled to the periphery of the circular opening formed in the inner casing 113, as shown in FIG. The injection hole 118h is formed in the center of the nozzle main body 118b, and is formed from the material which has elasticity, such as silicone and rubber | gum. The injection nozzle 118 is in an atmospheric pressure state in which nothing is filled in the second space 112 between the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. Or simply with the sanitizing solution filled, the spray hole 118h is configured to remain substantially closed with respect to the sanitizing solution 210. That is, the injection hole 118h is formed to be closed to the extent that the air in the second space 112 escapes when the antiseptic solution 210 flows into the second space 112. Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3C, when a pressure equal to or greater than a predetermined value is applied to the second space 112, the nozzle body 118b expands and opens while the injection hole 118h is enlarged to disinfect the disinfectant solution. do. This will be described later.

In addition, one side of the outer casing 114 (in the present embodiment, the lower one side of the outer casing 114) is formed with a disinfectant inlet opening so that one end of the disinfectant pipe 120 is connected, and the other end of the disinfectant pipe 120. The second space 112 and the disinfectant container 200 between the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114 are in fluid communication with the disinfectant container 200 through the disinfectant pipe 120.

In addition, an air inlet opening is formed at the other side of the outer casing 114 (upper side of the outer casing 114 in this embodiment) so that one end of the air pipe 140 is connected, and the other side of the air pipe 140 is connected. An end of the air pump 400 is connected to the air pump 400, and the second space 112 between the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114 and the air pump 400 are in fluid communication with the air pipe 140.

The disinfectant pipe 120 and the air pipe 140 are respectively provided with a disinfectant valve 122 and an air valve 142 for opening and closing them, respectively, to allow or block the flow of the disinfectant and air into the second space 112. Done. Further, the waste disinfectant pipe 130 is provided with a waste disinfectant valve 132 for opening and closing it, thereby allowing or blocking the disinfectant solution in the first space to be discharged into the waste disinfectant container 300.

On the other hand, the second space 112 between the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114 is selectively communicated with the disinfectant container 200 and the air pump 400 and the first space through the plurality of spray nozzles 118. It is configured to be blocked from the outside except for communication with 111. That is, the upper ends of the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114 are connected to each other, the upper end of the second space 112 is closed, and the waste disinfectant pipe 130 connected to the first space is the outer casing 114. The portion that penetrates the lower end of the is sealed with a seal or the like.

The disinfectant container 200 is configured to store the disinfectant solution 210 therein and to disinfect the disinfectant solution 210 at a predetermined pressure through the disinfectant solution pipe 120. To this end, the disinfectant solution 200 is a partition wall 220 that divides the inside of the upper and lower portions, and an elastic member such as a spring interposed between the upper portion of the partition wall 220 and the upper inner wall of the disinfectant solution 200 ( 230). The partition wall 220 is installed at the center thereof so that the disinfectant pipe 120 penetrates and moves up and down in the disinfectant container 200, and is moved between the partition wall 220 and the disinfectant pipe 120 when the partition wall 220 moves. And, between the partition wall 220 and the disinfectant solution 200 is configured to maintain a sealed state. By such a configuration, the disinfectant solution 210 inside the disinfectant container 200 may be controlled through the disinfectant solution pipe 120 only by opening and closing the disinfectant valve 122 without a separate pump-like configuration.

On the other hand, the disinfectant container 200 described in the above-described embodiment may be modified as shown in FIG. That is, the disinfecting solution 210 may be stored in the upper part of the partition wall 220, and the elastic member 230 may be installed in the lower part of the partition wall 220. Alternatively, although not shown, the partition wall 220 may be installed to partition the inside of the disinfectant container 200 from side to side and move inside the disinfectant container 200 from side to side, and correspondingly the elastic member 230 ) And the other end of the disinfectant pipe 120 may be set.

The waste disinfectant container 300 is a substantially sealed container for collecting the waste disinfectant solution 310, which is disposed below the disinfection unit 100, and has an upper end connected to the other end of the waste disinfectant solution pipe 130. In addition, pores (not shown) may be formed in one side of the waste sterilizing solution 300 to facilitate the inflow of the waste sterilizing solution 310 therein.

On the other hand, the disinfectant container 200 and waste disinfectant container 300 is configured to be separated from the housing 10 and the disinfection unit 100 of the disinfecting apparatus 1 of the present invention, respectively, disinfectant solution in the disinfectant container 200 ( When all of the 210 is consumed and / or the waste disinfectant container 300 is full of the waste sterilization solution 310, it is configured to be replaceable.

The air pump 400 is a pump for supplying air at a predetermined pressure in the second space 112 between the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114. As described above, the air pump 400 may be installed inside or outside the housing 10. In particular, when installed outside the housing 10, the air pipe 140 is preferably configured to be connected or separated by a connector. As such, the configuration in which the air pipe 140 is connected to or separated from the connector is generally well known, and a description and illustration thereof will be omitted.

Although referred to herein as the air pump 400, the air pump 400 is not limited to being supplied only in the air in the second space 112, and reacts with the disinfectant 210, which contains an inert gas such as nitrogen in addition to air It may be another kind of gas that does not. In addition, the gas supplied into the second space 112 is preferably a dry gas.

Next, with reference to Figures 5 to 7, the operation of the disinfection device 1 according to the present invention will be described. The first space of the disinfection unit 100 through the open upper end of the disinfection unit 100 disposed on the upper side of the disinfection device 1, the main body 22 of the intraoral imaging device 20 in which oral imaging was performed ( 111). At this time, the disinfectant valve 122, waste disinfectant valve 132 and the air valve 142 is in a closed state.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 5, only the disinfectant valve 122 is opened and the waste disinfectant valve 132 and the air valve 142 are closed to disinfect the liquid disinfectant 210 in the disinfectant container 200. It is supplied in the second space 112 between the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114 through. As described above, the disinfectant 210 is supplied into the second space 112 only by opening the disinfectant valve 122 to the partition wall 220 and the elastic member 230 provided in the disinfectant container 200. This is because the disinfectant solution 210 in the disinfectant container 200 is in a state of being ejected under a predetermined pressure.

At this time, the adjustment of the amount of the disinfectant solution 210 supplied in the second space 112 is made by controlling the disinfectant valve 122. The amount of filling in the inside of the second space 112 is an amount for disinfecting / cleaning the sensor once. Moreover, in this state, the plurality of injection nozzles 118 provided in the inner casing 113 is disinfected solution 210 filled in the second space 112 to achieve a closed state as shown in FIG. ), The material and thickness of the nozzle body 118b of the spray nozzle 118, the size of the spray hole 118h formed therein, and the like are preferably designed appropriately.

Subsequently, the disinfectant valve 122 is closed and the air valve 142 is opened to inject air of a predetermined pressure into the second space 112 filled with the disinfectant solution 210. At this time, the supplied air pressure causes the disinfecting liquid 210 filled in the second space 112 to be sprayed through the injection hole 118h formed by deforming the nozzle body 118b as shown in FIG. . In this way, by opening the air valve 142 and injecting air at a predetermined pressure into the second space 112 filled with the disinfectant solution 210, the disinfectant solution 210 is formed through the plurality of spray nozzles 118. Sprayed toward 22, the body 22 is disinfected / cleaned by the disinfecting solution 210 that is sprayed.

At this time, the waste disinfectant valve 132 at least the disinfectant solution 210 is sprayed on the main body 22 to reach the lower end of the body 22 to the waste disinfectant 310 collected in the lower portion of the inner casing 113 after disinfection / cleaning. Just open before. The waste disinfectant valve 132 may be opened simultaneously with the air valve 142. Of course, unlike the above description, the waste sanitizing valve 132 may be in a pre-opened state. For example, the waste disinfectant valve 132 is opened together when the disinfectant valve 122 is opened, or is already open when the body 22 is inserted into the first space 111 of the disinfection unit 100. It may be.

In this way, by disinfecting the disinfecting solution 210 to the main body 22, the air valve 142 remains open even after disinfection / cleaning of the main body 22 is completed. Accordingly, after all of the disinfecting liquid 210 in the second space 112 is sprayed through the plurality of spray nozzles 118, as shown in FIG. 7, the air 410 opens the plurality of spray nozzles 118. It is sprayed toward the main body 22 through. Accordingly, the main body 22 having been disinfected / cleaned is dried by the injected air 410. At this time, in order to prevent the injected air 410 is introduced into the waste sterilization container 300 through the waste sterilization pipe 130, the waste sterilization valve 132 is preferably closed. Accordingly, the air 410 injected into the first space 111 is discharged to the outside through the upper portion of the open first space 111, that is, the upper end of the inner casing 113.

With the above-described configuration, the intraoral sensor or the intraoral imaging device that requires disinfection for reuse such as oral scanner can be easily disinfected / cleaned and dried in one disinfection device.

Next, as a modification of the above-described disinfection device 1, a schematic configuration diagram of a disinfection device 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention is shown. Referring to FIG. 8, the disinfection device 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention has one end of the disinfectant pipe 120 connected to the air pipe 140 instead of the outer casing 114 and the disinfectant container 200 ′. And the configuration of the plurality of injection nozzles 118 'of the inner casing 113 is the same as that of the disinfection apparatus 1 according to the above-described embodiment, except that the configuration of the injection nozzles 118' is somewhat different from the above-described embodiment.

Specifically, one end of the disinfectant pipe 120 is connected to the air pipe 140 downstream of the air valve 142 of the air pipe 140, that is, between the air valve 142 and the outer casing 114. Although not shown, a portion of the air pipe 140 connected to one end of the disinfectant pipe 120 is formed of a venturi pipe.

The disinfectant container 200 ′ has a shape in which the other end of the disinfectant solution pipe 120 penetrates the general container filled with the disinfectant solution 210 without the partition wall 220 and the elastic member 230. In addition, unlike the above-described embodiment having the nozzle body 118b with the plurality of injection nozzles 118 'provided in the inner casing 113, holes of a predetermined size are simply formed in the inner casing 113. It is a form.

The disinfecting apparatus 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention configured as described above has air in the state where the disinfectant valve 122 is opened in order to spray the disinfectant 210 toward the main body 22 in the first space 111. Open the valve 142. Thereby, the air supplied from the air pump 400 and passing through the disinfectant solution pipe 120 passes through the venturi tube formed at one end of the disinfectant solution pipe 120 and the air pipe 140 is connected to the disinfectant solution 210. Is made in the form of a spray and fed into the second space 112 between the inner casing 113 and the outer casing 114. At this time, since the plurality of spray nozzles 118 'provided in the inner casing 113 is a simple hole shape, the spray-type disinfecting solution 210 supplied into the second space 112 may control the plurality of spray nozzles 118'. Sprayed to the main body 22 through to disinfect / clean the main body 22.

When a certain amount of disinfectant solution 210 is injected into the body 22, the disinfectant valve 122 is closed while the air valve 142 is kept open. Accordingly, after all of the disinfectant 210 is injected through the plurality of spray nozzles 118, as described above, the air 410 is sprayed toward the main body 22 through the plurality of spray nozzles 118. After disinfection / cleaning, the main body 22 is dried by the injected air 410.

During disinfection / cleaning and drying of the body 22, the operation of the waste sanitizing valve 132 is the same as in the above-described embodiment.

On the other hand, the disinfection unit and the disinfection device according to the above-described embodiment has been described as disinfecting / cleaning and drying a part or all of the body of the intraoral imaging device, such as intraoral sensor, oral scanner, the present invention is not limited thereto. It is also applicable to a variety of other disinfectants, including other medical devices that require disinfection before or after use.

While some embodiments of the present invention have been described by way of example, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the essential features thereof. Therefore, the embodiments described above should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention but merely for better understanding. The scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments, and should be interpreted by the following claims, and the technical spirit within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

As a disinfection unit of a dental intraoral imaging device in which part or all of the main body is inserted into the oral cavity,

An inner casing defining a first space into which some or all of the body is inserted;

An outer casing surrounding the inner casing with a second space therebetween;

Disinfectant solution container for storing the disinfectant solution supplied to the second space;

A nozzle provided in the inner casing to spray the sanitizing solution into the first space; And

Disinfection unit of a dental intraoral imaging device comprising a waste disinfectant container for collecting the waste disinfectant of the first space.
The method according to claim 1,

And an air pump for supplying air to the second space, wherein the nozzle injects at least one of the disinfectant solution and air into the first space.
The method according to claim 1,

The oral intraoral imaging apparatus includes an intraoral sensor or an oral scanner for X-ray imaging, and the main body is a sensor unit of the intraoral sensor or a disinfecting unit of the intraoral imaging apparatus for a dental oral scanner.
As a disinfection device of a dental intraoral imaging device in which part or all of the body is inserted into the oral cavity,

A casing in which part or all of the main body is mounted;

At least one nozzle provided on an inner surface of the casing;

Disinfectant solution container for supplying disinfectant solution to the nozzle; And

Disinfection device of the intraoral imaging device for dental comprising an air pump for supplying air to the nozzle.
The method according to claim 4,

A housing in which the casing and the disinfectant container are mounted and provide a body hole connected to the casing; And

The disinfection device of the oral cavity imaging device further comprises a waste disinfectant container which is embedded in the housing and the waste disinfectant solution is collected.
The method according to claim 5,

The dental intraoral imaging device further includes a connector connected to the main body,

Disinfecting apparatus of the intraoral imaging device provided on one side of the housing further comprises a connector hole that the connector is inserted.
The method according to claim 5,

The intraoral imaging device further includes a cable connected to the main body,

Disinfecting apparatus of the intraoral imaging device provided on one side of the housing further comprises a wire holder on which the cable is mounted.
The method according to claim 5,

Disinfecting device of the intraoral imaging device further comprises a display device provided on the outer surface of the housing to display the disinfection state of the main body.
The method according to claim 5,

The disinfectant container and the waste disinfectant container are disintegratable and replaceable with the casing, and the disinfectant of the intraoral imaging device further comprises a door provided on one side of the housing for replacement of the disinfectant container and the waste sterilization container. Device.
The method according to claim 5,

The intraoral dental imaging apparatus includes an intraoral sensor or an oral scanner for X-ray imaging, and the main body is a disinfecting device for a dental intraoral imaging apparatus which is a sensor part of the intraoral sensor or a tip of the oral scanner.