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- Patent Title: Use of additive manufacturing processes in the manufacture of custom wearable and/or implantable medical devices
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Application No.: US15297092Application Date: 2016-10-18
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Publication No.: US10675855B2Publication Date: 2020-06-09
- Inventor: Joseph T. Zachariasen , Dean E. Cropper
- Applicant: 3D Patents, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AZ Mesa
- Assignee: 3D Patents, LLC
- Current Assignee: 3D Patents, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Mesa
- Agency: Durham Jones & Pinegar, P.C.
- Main IPC: B33Y30/00
- IPC: B33Y30/00 ; A61F2/66 ; G05B19/4099 ; B33Y50/02 ; A61F5/01 ; B33Y80/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B29L31/00 ; G06F17/50 ; B29C64/00 ; B29C64/20 ; B29C64/386

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a custom wearable and/or implantable medical device, such as an orthosis (e.g., an ankle brace, etc.), a prosthesis or the like, includes use of scanning processes. A digital model of a surface may be applied to a digital device model to define a custom digital device model. The digital model and, thus, the custom digital device model may include one or more standard features. The custom digital device model may be used with an automated manufacturing process to make some or all of the custom wearable and/or implantable medical device. In some embodiments, additive manufacturing processes may be used to form a portion or all of the custom wearable and/or implantable medical device.
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