Local enforcement of accuracy in fabricated models
US8262388B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The systems and methods disclosed herein employ a combination of digital three-dimensional modeling and rapid fabrication technologies to provide pre-indexed, pre-registered, and/or precut components for articulated dental models. Dental articulators and components of dental models as described herein use a positioning key to encode positional information for components of the dental model, and/or a reference grid on mounting surfaces to enforce local accuracy of fabricated parts against a fixed reference array.
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