Container for transporting and processing three-dimensional dentition models
US7472789B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C2202/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of transporting and processing a set of three-dimensional dentition models includes (a) providing a container having an outer shell containing a shock-absorbing core, wherein the core defines a plurality of compartments each configured to hold one model in the set of three-dimensional dentition models; (b) loading each of the dentition models into its respective compartment; (c) transporting the container to a processing site; and (d) processing the dentition models while they are in the container.
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