Scanning device for use in manufacturing implants
US5497336A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H20/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A scanning apparatus for controlling tool equipment used in production of implants, including a sensing device for sensing a contour of a model to obtain a selected representation based on the sensed contour, processing and controlling devices for receiving and processing the representation signals and for generating a signal array used for controlling of the tool and for controlling the sensing device so that the selected representation signals will ensure generation of the signal array allowing a high degree of accuracy in performance of the controlled tool equipment, wherein the sensing device includes a first device which is interactable with the contour and which displays, at its part interactable with the contour, a first form which substantially corresponds to a second form of a second device included in the tool equipment, with the first and second forms being substantially spherical.
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