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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2024
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
David K. Cinader, Woodbury, MN (US);
Rainer Dittmann, Munich, DE;
Michael K Domroese, Woodbury, MN (US);
Thomas K. Mueller, Gauting, DE;
Dietmar Blees, Loehne, DE;
Özcan Dönmez, Kirchdorf/Bad Woerishofen, DE;
Daniel D. Oberpertinger, Herrsching, DE;
Ralf M. Paehl, Melle, DE;
Shane C. Pedersen, St. Paul, MN (US);
Nicholas A Stark, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michaela Urban, Seefeld, DE;
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Eagan, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of making a transfer apparatus includes providing a physical mockup having a shape that corresponds to a positive shape of a patient's dental arch and one or more carrier assemblies that each include a crane body releasably connected to an orthodontic appliance. A transfer apparatus may be formed over the physical mockup, with the transfer tray representing a negative replica of at least a portion of the mockup. The transfer apparatus may be used to seat the appliance on a patient's dental arch, after which point the appliance can be separated from the crane body and bonded to the associated tooth.