发明名称 |
System to manufacture custom orthodontic appliances, program product, and related methods |
摘要 |
A system to manufacture orthodontic appliances, program product, and associated methods are provided. An embodiment of a system can include a virtual orthodontic appliance design computer having orthodontic appliance design program product provided to design a virtual dimensional representation of an orthodontic appliance including bracket bodies and bracket pads, and a mold apparatus positioned to form each bracket body and bracket pad. The system also includes a data processing computer including computer-aided manufacturing program product provided to derive electrical discharge device control instructions including a virtual dimensional representation of a bracket slot in the bracket, and an electrical discharge machining apparatus. The electrical discharge machining apparatus can include a controller including control program product to derive a control signal carrying the electrical discharge device control instructions and an electrical discharge device.
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申请公布号 |
US7751925(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.07.06 |
申请号 |
US20060583103 |
申请日期 |
2006.10.18 |
申请人 |
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
发明人 |
RUBBERT RUEDGER;KRUEGER HANS-CHRISTIAN |
分类号 |
G06F17/00;A61C3/00;A61C11/00;B21F43/00;G06F19/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/00 |
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