Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual and physical dental models of dental surfaces and analog socket structure of a dental implant and related procedures
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Application No.: US13876436Application Date: 2012-01-12
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Publication No.: US09763758B2Publication Date: 2017-09-19
- Inventor: Avi Kopelman
- Applicant: Avi Kopelman
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- International Application: PCT/IL2012/050011 WO 20120112
- International Announcement: WO2012/095851 WO 20120719
- Main IPC: A61C13/00
- IPC: A61C13/00 ; A61C8/00

Abstract:
A system and method for manufacturing a physical model of a dental structure wherein the physical model is configured to allow a dental analog to be inserted into the physical model. A virtual model of the dental structure is provided including a virtual implant spatial disposition with respect to the virtual model corresponding to a physical implant spatial disposition of the dental implant. Using the virtual model, a physical model corresponding to the virtual model is manufactured, the physical model being provided with a physical analog corresponding to the virtual analog. The physical analog installation structure is configured for enabling a dental analog, corresponding to the dental implant, to be inserted. In the installed position, the dental analog has an analog spatial disposition with respect to the physical model corresponding to the physical disposition of the dental implant with respect to the physical dental structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130289950A1 METHODS, SYSTEMS AND ACCESSORIES USEFUL FOR PROCEDURES RELATING TO DENTAL IMPLANTS Public/Granted day:2013-10-31
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