Orthodontic bracket
US10588714B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C13/34
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of manufacturing digital brackets for orthodontics, including: loading an oral scan image obtained corresponding to an internal profile of an oral cavity of a subject and extracting one virtual orthodontic template corresponding to each of tooth images virtually adjusted according to a preset consecutive tooth arrangement structure from a digital library, aligning and disposing each of virtual brackets and a virtual wire of the extracted virtual orthodontic template corresponding to the consecutive tooth arrangement structure of each of the tooth images, and designing each of digital brackets configured to include a jig portion assembled with a top of each of the virtual brackets to surround a top of each of the tooth images and a grip protrusion portion configured to protrude from a top end of the jig portion while being integrated therewith, and three-dimensionally printing each of the digital brackets based on design data.
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