Device for determining a movement between two dental cast profile using an x-ray scanner
US6213769A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3983
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for simulating an orthognatic surgery action, including an X-ray scanner, a device of three-dimensional localization of relative positions of dental castings, each associated with a unit locatable in position and orientation by the localization device, and an image processing system for combining tomographic images provided by the scanner with positioning data provided by the localization device to obtain three-dimensional images.
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