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US 2007/0178429 A1Published application
Dental Patient Models
AssigneeZimmer Dental, Inc.
InventorFred A. Bell
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Abstract
A model head including a jaw insert having layers of varying materials replicating the anatomical features of a human jaw. The jaw may include a mock nerve system that provides a signal to indicate the condition of the nerve. The jaw also may include a circulatory system including vessels that simulate the bleeding that occurs when a vessel in a human has been damaged.
Claims34
A dental patient model comprising:
- a jaw corresponding to a human jaw and being configured to be modified by a surgical tool;
- and
- a nerve system having at least one simulated nerve associated with the jaw for corresponding to a human nerve, and at least one indicator operatively connected to the at least one simulated nerve to indicate a condition of the at least one simulated nerve.
A dental patient model, comprising:
- a jaw generally corresponding to a human jaw and being configured to be modified by a surgical tool;
- and
- a circulatory system having at least one vessel disposed at the jaw to generally correspond to a human blood vessel and being adopted to expel fluid upon being ruptured.
The dental patient model of claim 30 further comprising a seal disposed between the at least one opening and the at least one vessel on the jaw.
A dental patient model comprising:
- a jaw having a plurality of layers, each layer corresponding to an anatomical portion of a human jaw and being configured for being modified by a surgical tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.