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US 9,168,112 B2Granted
Multi-layer surgical guide
AssigneeGuided Surgery Solutions, LLC
InventorJerome Haber
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Abstract
A drill guide employs multiple layers of materials with different mechanical properties in order to achieve concurrent goals of rigidity, fit and retention. For example, a rigid exterior shell and a soft interior may be used together to securely and precisely fit a drill guide to a surgical site.
Claims20
A method for fabricating a drill guide comprising:
- obtaining a digital jaw model of one or more intraoral structures of a patient;
- creating a surgical plan for a dental implant in a jaw of the patient, the surgical plan including an axis for the dental implant, wherein the axis is specified relative to the digital jaw model;
- creating a physical jaw model of the one or more intraoral structures, the physical jaw model including a feature aligned to the axis for the dental implant;
- vacuum forming a first layer of a pliable material onto the physical jaw model;
- vacuum forming a second layer of a rigid material onto the first layer;
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- forming a hole in the first layer and the second layer aligned to the axis of the dental implant based on the feature in the physical model.
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