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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2020
Applicants:
Patrick C. Bell, La Crosse, WI (US);
Leo J. Malin, La Crosse, WI (US);
Thomas J. Arendt, Norwalk, WI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick C. Bell, La Crosse, WI (US);
Leo J. Malin, La Crosse, WI (US);
Thomas J. Arendt, Norwalk, WI (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01); A61B 6/51 (2024.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/24 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61C 9/0046 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 10/24 (2022.01); G06V 20/20 (2022.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/51 (2024.01); A61B 2090/3912 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3916 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3991 (2016.02); G06V 10/245 (2022.01); G06V 2201/033 (2022.01);
Abstract
Example fiducial markers include features that make them particularly useful in dental scanning methods for analyzing jaws of a patient, wherein the dental scanning methods involve taking multiple scans of the jaws, and/or models thereof, and then shifting the image of one scan to match that of another. Prior to scanning, the fiducial markers are attached to the patient's jaws to accurately identify and track the relative position of the jaws.