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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Richard E. Raby, North St. Paul, MN (US);
James D. Cleary, Glendora, CA (US);
Steven R. Bartingale, Stillwater, MN (US);
Russell A. Jordan, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Richard E. Raby, North St. Paul, MN (US);
James D. Cleary, Glendora, CA (US);
Steven R. Bartingale, Stillwater, MN (US);
Russell A. Jordan, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient-specific materials throughout the manufacturing of indirect bonding trays. A series of RFID tags may be used to track the patient-specific material starting with the taking of a patient's impression at a clinic within a dental impression tray, through the process of casting and forming the indirect bonding tray at a manufacturing facility, back into the clinic where the appliances are bonded to the patient's teeth, and eventually into storage where the left-over materials may be archived. A database may be used to capture unique identifiers for the RFID tags and other information throughout the process.