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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Biomet 3i, Llc, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Inventors:
Zachary B. Suttin, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Bruce Berckmans, III, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
T. Tait Robb, Stewart, FL (US);
Assignee:
Biomet 3I, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/14 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/14 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61C 8/009 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); G16H 20/40 (2018.01);
Abstract
Methods of selecting or designing an implant to be used in a patient are provided. A CT scan of a patient's mouth is performed. A 3D CAD model of the patient's mouth is created utilizing data generated by the CT scan. Properties of the patient's mouth are determined based upon CT scan data and assigned to the 3D CAD model. A desired location for an implant is selected. A FEA simulation is performed on the 3D CAD model to choose an implant or to design an implant that optimizes a selected variable.