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Title:
METHOD FOR DESIGNING ATTACHMENT ABUTMENTS FOR ATTACHING DENTURES TO THE MANDIBLE AND/OR MAXILLA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/071261
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Method for digitally designing at least two attachment abutments, each attachment abutment comprising an implant connection section adapted for connection to a respective implant along an implant axis, a transition section separating the implant connection section from an attachment section, wherein the attachment section is adapted for receiving a mating part, the method comprises the steps of, - obtaining a digital 3D representation of at least a part of a jaw comprising information on the location and orientation of at least two implants extending along respective implant axes within the jaw represented by the digital 3D representation, - digital selecting the shape of the respective connection section from a set of pre-determined digital connection shapes for each attachment abutment, - digital aligning the implant connection sections of the attachment abutments to coextend along the implant axis of the respective implants, - digital selecting the shape of the respective attachment section from a set of pre-determined digital attachment shapes for each attachment abutment, - digital generating the transition section extending between the respective connection section and the respective attachment section of each abutment attachment.

Inventors:
FISKER RUNE (DK)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2014/074274
Publication Date:
July 09, 2015
Filing Date:
November 11, 2014
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Assignee:
3SHAPE AS (DK)
International Classes:
A61C13/00; A61C8/00; A61C13/271
Foreign References:
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CN102078224A2011-06-01
EP2123235A12009-11-25
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US20080050700A12008-02-28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MÜNZER, Marc (Building 381, Kgs. Lyngby, DK)
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