| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7379584 |
Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models |
May 27, 2008 |
| A method and system are provided for constructing a virtual three-dimensional model of an object using a data processing system, and at least one machine-readable memory accessible to said data processing system. A set of at least two digital three-dimensional frames of portions of t |
| 7361018 |
Method and system for enhanced orthodontic treatment planning |
April 22, 2008 |
| A method and system are disclosed for quickly arriving at a pre-set-up for the orthodontic treatment of a patient based up on the user specified parameters; and thereafter enabling the user in interactively arriving at a final, desired treatment set-up for the patient. Several sub-operat |
| 7361017 |
Virtual bracket library and uses thereof in orthodontic treatment planning |
April 22, 2008 |
| An orthodontic workstation stores a library of virtual three-dimensional brackets in a memory. Each of the virtual brackets has a unique three-dimensional configuration and prescription. Typically, the library of bracket comprises a library of commercially available, off-the-shelf br |
| 7305121 |
Method for creating single 3D surface model from a point cloud |
December 4, 2007 |
| A single surface representation is created from a cloud of points. Each point in the cloud of points is assigned three-dimensional spatial coordinates. The cloud of points is stored in a memory of a computer. Machine-executable instructions are provided for the computer that operate |
| 7305110 |
Scanning system and calibration method for capturing precise three-dimensional information of ob |
December 4, 2007 |
| A scanning system includes a hand-held scanning device that generates two-dimensional images of a pattern reflected off an object. The system also includes a memory and processing unit. The memory stores a calibration table for the scanner and received scanned bitmap images. The proc |
| 7296996 |
Virtual bracket placement and evaluation |
November 20, 2007 |
| A method and apparatus for facilitating placement and evaluation of virtual appliances on virtual teeth of an orthodontic patient are described. Positioning references comprising bracket height, occlusal plane, or any arbitrary plane are provided to facilitate desired placement of vi |
| 7283891 |
Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices |
October 16, 2007 |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or |
| 7252509 |
Tooth templates for bracket positioning and other uses |
August 7, 2007 |
| Templates are disclosed that permit an orthodontist to accurately place appliances such as bracket shims or brackets on a tooth or teeth at a desired position. The templates can be used for accurately locating the position of other dental or orthodontic procedures, such as varnishing, |
| 7234937 |
Unified workstation for virtual craniofacial diagnosis, treatment planning and therapeutics |
June 26, 2007 |
| An integrated system is described in which digital image data of a patient, obtained from a variety of image sources, including CT scanner, X-Ray, 2D or 3D scanners and color photographs, are combined into a common coordinate system to create a virtual three-dimensional patient model |
| 7215810 |
Method for creating single 3D surface model from a point cloud |
May 8, 2007 |
| A single surface representation is created from a cloud of points. Each point in the cloud of points is assigned three-dimensional spatial coordinates. The cloud of points is stored in a memory of a computer. Machine-executable instructions are provided for the computer that operate |
| 7197179 |
Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models |
March 27, 2007 |
| A method and system are provided for constructing a virtual three-dimensional model of an object using a data processing system, and at least one machine-readable memory accessible to said data processing system. A set of at least two digital three-dimensional frames of portions of t |
| 7172417 |
Three-dimensional occlusal and interproximal contact detection and display using virtual tooth m |
February 6, 2007 |
| Occlusal contact between upper and lower virtual three-dimensional teeth of a patient when the upper and lower arches are in an occlused condition are determined and displayed to the user on a user interface of a general purpose computing device. Various techniques for determining occlus |
| 7160110 |
Three-dimensional occlusal and interproximal contact detection and display using virtual tooth m |
January 9, 2007 |
| Occlusal contact between upper and lower virtual three-dimensional teeth of a patient when the upper and lower arches are in an occlused condition are determined and displayed to the user on a user interface of a general purpose computing device. Various techniques for determining occlus |
| 7156655 |
Method and system for comprehensive evaluation of orthodontic treatment using unified workstatio |
January 2, 2007 |
| A method and workstation for evaluation of an orthodontic treatment plan for a patient. The workstation is based on a computing platform having a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining to a patient including image data |
| 7080979 |
Method and workstation for generating virtual tooth models from three-dimensional tooth data |
July 25, 2006 |
| A method is described for taking a three-dimensional virtual model of the dentition and associated anatomical structures of a patient and isolating individual teeth from the rest of the anatomical structure, e.g. gums, to thereby produce individual, virtual three-dimensional tooth object |
| 7076980 |
Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices |
July 18, 2006 |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or |
| 7068836 |
System and method for mapping a surface |
June 27, 2006 |
| In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an image is projected upon a surface. The image can include a pattern having a plurality of individual shapes used to measure and map the surface. The plurality of individual shapes include features that are detectable in |
| 7068825 |
Scanning system and calibration method for capturing precise three-dimensional information of ob |
June 27, 2006 |
| A scanning system includes a hand-held scanning device that generates two-dimensional images of a pattern reflected off an object. The system also includes a memory and processing unit. The memory stores a calibration table for the scanner and received scanned bitmap images. The proc |
| 7058213 |
Scanning system and calibration method for capturing precise three-dimensional information of ob |
June 6, 2006 |
| A scanning system includes a hand-held scanning device that generates two-dimensional images of a pattern reflected off an object. The system also includes a memory and processing unit. The memory stores a calibration table for the scanner and received scanned bitmap images. The proc |
| 7029275 |
Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth |
April 18, 2006 |
| Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are register |
| 7027642 |
Methods for registration of three-dimensional frames to create three-dimensional virtual models |
April 11, 2006 |
| A method and system are provided for constructing a virtual three-dimensional model of an object using a data processing system, and at least one machine-readable memory accessible to the data processing system. A set of at least two digital three-dimensional frames of portions of th |
| 7013191 |
Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth |
March 14, 2006 |
| Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are register |
| 7004754 |
Automatic crown and gingiva detection from three-dimensional virtual model of teeth |
February 28, 2006 |
| A method is provided for automatically separating tooth crowns and gingival tissue in a virtual three-dimensional model of teeth and associated anatomical structures. The method orients the model with reference to a plane and automatically determines local maxima of the model and are |
| 7003472 |
Method and apparatus for automated generation of a patient treatment plan |
February 21, 2006 |
| A method and apparatus for generating a patient treatment plan includes processing that begins by providing a list of health care services to a patient and/or care provider. The processing continues by prompting for input of digital information regarding the patient when health care |
| 6971873 |
Virtual bracket library and uses thereof in orthodontic treatment planning |
December 6, 2005 |
| An orthodontic workstation stores a library of virtual three-dimensional brackets in a memory. Each of the virtual brackets has a unique three-dimensional configuration and prescription. Typically, the library of bracket comprises a library of commercially available, off-the-shelf br |
| 6918761 |
Method and apparatus for generating an orthodontic template that assists in placement of orthodo |
July 19, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus for generating a orthodontic template that assists in the placement of an orthodontic apparatus includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of an orthodontic structure of an orthodontic patient. The processing continues by obtaining a selection of |
| 6905337 |
Tooth templates for bracket positioning and other uses |
June 14, 2005 |
| Templates are disclosed that permit an orthodontist to accurately place appliances such as bracket shims or brackets on a tooth or teeth at a desired position. The templates can be used for accurately locating the position of other dental or orthodontic procedures, such as varnishing, |
| 6860132 |
Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices |
March 1, 2005 |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or |
| 6854973 |
Method of wet-field scanning |
February 15, 2005 |
| A method is provided for scanning the surface of an object in which moisture such as saliva or water is present on the surface. The method includes the step of applying a saliva and water-resistant composition to the surface, wherein the composition is characterized in that it does not |
| 6851949 |
Method and apparatus for generating a desired three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic |
February 8, 2005 |
| A method and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional digital model of a desired orthodontic structure include processing that begins by obtaining a three-dimensional model of an actual orthodontic structure, wherein the three-dimensional digital model is defined in x, y, z space. |
| 6771809 |
Method and system for registering data |
August 3, 2004 |
| In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an image is projected upon a surface. The image can include a pattern having a plurality of individual shapes used to measure and map the surface. The plurality of individual shapes include features that are detectable in |
| 6755064 |
Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices |
June 29, 2004 |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or |
| 6744932 |
System and method for mapping a surface |
June 1, 2004 |
| In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an image is projected upon a surface. The image can include a pattern having a plurality of individual shapes used to measure and map the surface. The plurality of individual shapes include features that are detectable in |
| 6744914 |
Method and system for generating a three-dimensional object |
June 1, 2004 |
| In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an image is projected upon a surface. The image can include a pattern having a plurality of individual shapes used to measure and map the surface. The plurality of individual shapes include features that are detectable in |
| 6738508 |
Method and system for registering data |
May 18, 2004 |
| In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an image is projected upon a surface. The image can include a pattern having a plurality of individual shapes used to measure and map the surface. The plurality of individual shapes include features that are detectable in |
| 6736638 |
Method and apparatus for orthodontic appliance optimization |
May 18, 2004 |
| A method and apparatus for arch wire receptacle (e.g., brackets, bands, headgear tubes, etc.) optimization includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of an orthodontic structure of an orthodontic patient. The processing then continues by retrieving a digital model of an |
| 6732558 |
Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices |
May 11, 2004 |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or |
| 6728423 |
System and method for mapping a surface |
April 27, 2004 |
| In accordance with a specific embodiment of the present invention, an image is projected upon a surface. The image can include a pattern having a plurality of individual shapes used to measure and map the surface. The plurality of individual shapes include features that are detectable in |
| 6688885 |
Method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient |
February 10, 2004 |
| A method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient include processing that begins by generating digital information regarding the orthodontic patient by a site orthodontic system. The site orthodontic system then transmits the digital information to an orthodontic server, whi |
| 6648640 |
Interactive orthodontic care system based on intra-oral scanning of teeth |
November 18, 2003 |
| Interactive, computer based orthodontist treatment planning, appliance design and appliance manufacturing is described. A scanner is described which acquires images of the dentition which are converted to three-dimensional frames of data. The data from the several frames are register |
| 6632089 |
Orthodontic treatment planning with user-specified simulation of tooth movement |
October 14, 2003 |
| An interactive, software-based treatment planning method to correct a malocclusion is described. The method can be performed on an orthodontic workstation in a clinic or at a remote location such as a lab or precision appliance manufacturing center. The workstation stores a virtual t |
| 6612143 |
Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices |
September 2, 2003 |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or |
| 6587828 |
Method and apparatus for automated generation of a patient treatment plan |
July 1, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for generating a patient treatment plan includes processing that begins by providing a list of health care services to a patient and/or care provider. The processing continues by prompting for input of digital information regarding the patient when a health care |
| 6554613 |
Method and apparatus for generating an orthodontic template that assists in placement of orthodo |
April 29, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for generating a orthodontic template that assists in the placement of an orthodontic apparatus includes processing that begins by obtaining a digital model of an orthodontic structure of an orthodontic patient. The processing continues by obtaining a selection of |
| 6540512 |
Method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient |
April 1, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient include processing that begins by generating digital information regarding the orthodontic patient by a site orthodontic system. The site orthodontic system then transmits the digital information to an orthodontic server, whi |
| 6532299 |
System and method for mapping a surface |
March 11, 2003 |
| A 3D scan data of an anatomical structure is obtained. The 3D scan data is transmitted to a remote facility for further use. For example, the three-dimensional scan data can be used to design an anatomical device, manufacture an anatomical device, monitor structural changes of the an |
| 6512994 |
Method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic patient |
January 28, 2003 |
| A method and apparatus for producing a three-dimensional digital model of an orthodontic patient include processing that begins by obtaining data of an orthodontic structure of the orthodontic patient. The processing then continues by obtaining at least one scaling reference point of the |
| 6495848 |
Evaluation of projection pattern for transitions in pattern to determine spatial structure of 3D |
December 17, 2002 |
| The present invention concerns a process for detecting the spatial structure of a three-dimensional surface by projection of a pattern on to the surface along a projection direction which defines a first axis, and by pixel-wise detection of at least one region of the pattern projected on |
| 6471512 |
Method and apparatus for determining and monitoring orthodontic treatment |
October 29, 2002 |
| A method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient include processing that begins by generating digital information regarding the orthodontic patient by a site orthodontic system. The site orthodontic system then transmits the digital information to an orthodontic server, whi |
| 6464496 |
Method and apparatus for determining and monitoring orthodontic treatment |
October 15, 2002 |
| A method and apparatus for treating an orthodontic patient include processing that begins by generating digital information regarding the orthodontic patient by a site orthodontic system. The site orthodontic system then transmits the digital information to an orthodontic server, whi |
