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Title:
AN IMPRESSION DEVICE AND ITS METHODS TO MANUFACTURE ORAL APPLIANCES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/104683
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An impression device (100) capable of recording upper and lower jaw positions relative to each other with the aid of a moveable locator (300). The impression device comprises a tray (200) capable of accepting impression material, the tray (200) includes a body for positioning within a patient's mouth and a handle that protrudes from the patient's mouth; a displaceable locator (300) arranged in use on the tray in a channel, the locator (300) has a first groove for receiving upper jaw incisor teeth and a second groove for receiving lower jaw incisor teeth wherein the locator can be moved independently of the tray to a user selected position that aligns the locator with a patient's incisor teeth to enable an impression device to be located in the same position in a patient's mouth during each bite registration.

Inventors:
VISSER GERT PETRUS (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2015/050178
Publication Date:
October 29, 2015
Filing Date:
January 09, 2015
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Assignee:
O LAB INTERNAT LTD (GB)
International Classes:
A61C9/00; A61C7/36
Domestic Patent References:
WO2010007201A12010-01-21
Foreign References:
US8123521B12012-02-28
US5154609A1992-10-13
JP2000051239A2000-02-22
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WALKER, Neville (21A Commercial Road, Swanage Dorset BH19 1DF, GB)
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