CAD/CAM surgical device and use thereof
AssigneeUniversita' Degli Studi Di Roma “La Sapienza”
InventorsMichele Cassetta, Federica Altieri
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a surgical device made by computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and its use as a surgical guide.
Claims17
A surgical device (100) having a structure provided with a plurality of openings (11) and forming a net-like structure, said device comprising at least one first surface (10) complementary to a dental arch of a subject subjected to surgery, and a second surface (20) opposite the first surface (10), wherein said surgical device is adapted to surround and have the same shape as the teeth of the dental arch of the subject, and the first surface is configured to be in direct contact with the teeth of said dental arch of said subject and partially in contact with the gums of said subject,
- said surgical device further comprising a plurality of guide grooves or tracks (14), wherein said guide grooves or tracks (14) are guide lines adapted to guide a piezoelectric instrument for making piezocision cuts, and
- at least two holes (12) disposed on a perimeter of said surgical device, said at least two holes having a greater surface area than a surface area of said openings and adapted to have dental implants inserted therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.