Method of manufacturing anatomical models
US4940412A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/901
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of manufacturing three dimensional anatomic models wherein a series of tomographic hard copy images are obtained of a desired section of a patient's anatomy. The images are used as masks in a "photographic " process to produce layers which are attached together to form the model.
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