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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2013
Applicant:
3d Systems, Inc., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Inventors:
Scott Summit, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Kenneth B Trauner, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
3D SYSTEMS, INC., Rock Hill, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/02 (2006.01); A61F 5/01 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/022 (2013.01); A61F 5/013 (2013.01); A61F 5/02 (2013.01); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A custom device and method for fabricating the custom device includes marking a body with reference points and/or other indicators. Multiple images of the body from multiple angles are then obtained. The images are used to determine the contours of the body and the other markings are located and used to design the custom device. The custom device can be fabricated as a single piece structure or in multiple pieces that are assembled to complete the custom device.