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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2013
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Peter Fornoff, Reichelsheim, DE;
DENTSPLY SIRONA INC., York, PA (US);
Abstract
A carrier for at least one fastening element () to be fabricated having an attachment area whereby the carrier is provided with a holding piece () for attachment in a receiving part of a finishing machine and whereby the carrier includes a carrier piece () for the fastening element () and the carrier piece () is embedded at least partially in the carrier piece () in a manner so that the attachment area () of the fastening element () can be fabricated. A method for producing a fastening element () to be finished and to be attached to an individual surface whereby the contour of the attachment area is defined with the aid of data of the surface onto which the fastening element () is to be attached and whereby a pre-shaped, not yet individualized fastening element () is formed by removal of material to produce the specific contour. Furthermore, an auxiliary positioning part () is provided with a contour that is continued by the contour of the attachment area, which is also defined by the surface onto which the fastening element () is to be attached.