Systems for and methods of shaping non-sliding orthodontic archforms
AssigneeSwift Health Systems Inc.
InventorsTodd Oda, Alston Chung, Kevin Ruckley
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Abstract
Systems for and method of shaping non-sliding orthodontic archforms. A system with a robot and a plurality of arms. The robot can indicate a position for the plurality of arms based on a virtual model of a patient's teeth in aligned positions. The plurality of arms can be moved to the positions indicated by the robot. An archform can be coupled to the plurality of arms to assume a custom shape corresponding to the patient's teeth in the virtual model in the aligned positons and configured to move the patient's teeth to the aligned positions. The archform can be set in the custom shape by heat such that the custom shape is the memorized shape of the archform.
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A method of custom shaping an archform, the method comprising:
- indicating positions for a plurality of arms configured to hold portions of an archform, the positions corresponding to digital positions of digital markers in a virtual model of teeth of a patient in a planned alignment;
- moving the plurality of arms to the indicated positions;
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- securing the portions of the archform to the plurality of arms such that the archform assumes a custom nonplanar shape corresponding to the digital positions of the digital markers in the virtual model of the teeth of the patient in the planned alignment.
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A system for custom shaping an archform for orthodontic treatment, the system comprising:
- a plurality of arms, each of the plurality of arms comprising a clamp configured to hold a portion of the archform;
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- an automated probe configured to indicate positions for each of the plurality of arms based on a positioning of digital markers in a virtual model of teeth of a patient in a planned alignment;
- wherein the archform assumes a custom nonplanar shape corresponding to the positioning of the digital markers in the virtual model with the archform held by clamps of the plurality of arms in the positions indicated by the automated probe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.