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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Lasse Toimela, Helsinki, FI;
Kustaa Nyholm, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/14 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61C 19/04 (2006.01); A61C 19/045 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1127 (2013.01); A61B 5/4542 (2013.01); A61B 5/682 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/14 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61C 19/045 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); A61B 2090/3916 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61C 19/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to tracking pieces () used in the context of tracking movements of hard tissue of a jaw. According to the invention, a tracking piece () to be used in such context is designed to be patient-specific by including in the design of the tracking piece () a surface model representing a part of a person's intraoral anatomy, which surface model is generated based on imaging results acquired by imaging the anatomy.