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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Inventors:
Friedrich Riemeier, Berlin, DE;
Werner Butscher, Berlin, DE;
Frank Witte, Berlin, DE;
Christoph Radinger, Teltow, DE;
Andrew Cordell, McKinney, TX (US);
Rohit Sachdeva, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 45/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/20 (2006.01); B21C 51/00 (2006.01); B21F 1/00 (2006.01); B21F 23/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 45/008 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/20 (2013.01); B21F 1/008 (2013.01); B21F 23/005 (2013.01); B25J 9/1682 (2013.01); B25J 9/1692 (2013.01); B25J 9/1697 (2013.01); G01B 11/24 (2013.01); B21C 51/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49568 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for bending or shaping orthodontic archwires of other medical devices into a complex, patient individual shape is described. The apparatus comprises of two moveable, compact, manipulators with, in total, at least one revolute joint defining at least one rotation axes and at least one prismatic joints defining at least one translation axes; Gripping tools are provided on the manipulators.