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US 12,629,236 B2Granted
Vacuum film for scanning an oral cavity
AssigneeIvoclar Vivadent AG
InventorMarkus Lichtensteiger
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Abstract
A vacuum film (100) for scanning an oral cavity (101), having a perforation layer (103); a fiber layer (105) arranged on the perforation layer (103); and a texture layer (107) arranged on the fiber layer (105).
Claims2
A method for scanning an oral cavity, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a vacuum film comprising a perforation layer, a fiber layer arranged on the perforation layer, and a texture layer arranged on the fiber layer, into the oral cavity;
- suctioning off air from the fiber layer and perforation layer to cause the vacuum film to conform to the shape of the oral cavity;
- and
- scanning the conformed vacuum film using a scanner.
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