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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Bob Steingart, Wellesley, MA (US);
Curt Rawley, Windham, NH (US);
Joe Wisnewski, Pelham, NH (US);
Dave Girard, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Vincent M. Hammer, Milton, VT (US);
Scott Davidson, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Brandon Itkowitz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian Cooper, Foxboro, MA (US);
Yakov Epelbaum, Woburn, MA (US);
Elaine Chen, Arlington, MA (US);
Abbe J. Cohen, Somerville, MA (US);
Terry Lindgren, Acton, MA (US);
Mike Tabaczynski, Lexington, MA (US);
David Tzu-wei Chen, Wrentham, MA (US);
Venkatraghavan Gourishankar, Woburn, MA (US);
Bob Steingart, Wellesley, MA (US);
Curt Rawley, Windham, NH (US);
Joe Wisnewski, Pelham, NH (US);
Dave Girard, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Vincent M. Hammer, Milton, VT (US);
Scott Davidson, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);
Brandon Itkowitz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian Cooper, Foxboro, MA (US);
Yakov Epelbaum, Woburn, MA (US);
Elaine Chen, Arlington, MA (US);
Abbe J. Cohen, Somerville, MA (US);
Terry Lindgren, Acton, MA (US);
Mike Tabaczynski, Lexington, MA (US);
David Tzu-Wei Chen, Wrentham, MA (US);
Venkatraghavan Gourishankar, Woburn, MA (US);
DentsAble, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a digital dentistry system that utilizes a haptic interface and features a computer-based design application configured to allow the intuitive construction of irregular, amorphous three-dimensional structures typically seen in dental restorations, utilizing, where appropriate, the design skills of a user. In certain embodiments, the system provides a comprehensive digital solution for dental labs in the business of creating dental restorations such as partial frameworks, crowns, copings, bridge frameworks, implants and the like, with a sense of touch provided by a haptic interface device.