Method and system for customizing an orthodontic archwire
US6928733B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49771
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for applying a desired shape to an orthodontic archwire includes the steps of obtaining a numerical description of the desired shape of an orthodontic archwire, generating a description of the design of a fixture basing on the numerical description, manufacturing a fixture basing on this description of the design, constraining a wire into the fixture and applying an adequate treatment to the wire in order to cause it to adopt the shape dictated by the fixture.
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