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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Ruedger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Weise, Grasburgstr, DE;
Inventors:
Ruedger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Thomas Weise, Grasburgstr, DE;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/60 (2005.12); G06F 17/10 (2005.12); A61C 3/00 (2005.12); B23Q 17/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for applying a desired shape to an orthodontic archwire includes the steps of obtaining a numerical description of the desired shape of an orthodontic archwire, generating a description of the design of a fixture basing on the numerical description, manufacturing a fixture basing on this description of the design, constraining a wire into the fixture and applying an adequate treatment to the wire in order to cause it to adopt the shape dictated by the fixture.