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US 12,357,434 B2Granted
Maxilla holder and installation thereof
OwnerLiang-Cheng Cheninventor
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Abstract
A maxilla holder includes a base plate and a connecting member. One end of the connecting member is connected with the base plate which extends along a pre-designed occlusal plane while the other end of the connecting member includes at least two supporting portions. With the supporting portions abutting against the cranium, the base plate is positioned so that the maxilla is located in a pre-planned position once it is moved onto the base plate.
Claims7
A maxilla holder comprising:
- a base plate, having a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of tooth pits formed on the top surface, wherein the tooth pits are capable to receive capable of receiving teeth situated on a maxilla respectively;
- a stem portion, having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the base plate;
- two branch portions, extending in different directions from the second end of the stem portion respectively;
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- two first supporting portions, each first supporting portion connected to a respective branch portion wherein the two first supporting portions are configured to abut against two sides of a piriform aperture of a cranium respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.