System and method for manufacturing of dental crowns and crown components
AssigneeZircore, LLC
InventorROBERT DAVID SAGER
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Abstract
A Mass Custom Manufacturing System and methods are provided. A single master file is created for a restoration (or multiple restorations for a single patient) from a scan. Copings/cores, abutments and other companion pieces are designed using the master file through a deconstruction method allowing for simultaneous CAM of those pieces. A centralized system controls design and manufacturing, allowing the system to “learn” from feedback from the CAM operations of prior pieces and incorporate such feedback into the design phase.
Claims5
A system of design for mass custom manufacturing of a restoration including crowns and/or crown components comprising:
- a data input device for obtaining digital file information of dental condition representative of the real condition of a patient's mouth;
- an input device for receiving data from a manufacturing component;
- and
- a dynamic file based upon data from said data input device and said manufacturing component.
A method of design for mass custom manufacturing of a restoration including crowns and/or crown components comprising:
- obtaining digital file information of a dental condition representative of the real condition of a patient's mouth;
- receiving data from a manufacturing component;
- and
- creating a file based upon data from said data input device and said manufacturing component.
A transfer system for use in manufacturing of a restoration including crowns and/or crown components comprising:
- a container for holding one or more components;
- an input device for receiving data regarding an identify of said at one or more components and a location within said container in which said one or more components is located;
- and
- a dynamic file based upon data from said data input device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.