Patent ID: 11897201
Assignee: BIOMET 3I, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 16:
17. A system comprising:
at least one processor;
a storage device comprising instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving scan data from a patient's mouth, the scan data including at least an attachment member attached to an implant installed in the patient's mouth at an installation site, the attachment member including at least one informational marker for identifying physical characteristics of the attachment member;
creating a three-dimensional model of the installation site including a virtual attachment member using the scan data, the virtual attachment member corresponding to the attachment member in the patient's mout;
determining information from the at least one informational marker; and
forming, based on the information, a modified three-dimensional model by replacing the virtual attachment member with at least one of: (i) an implant analog receptacle, (ii) a three-dimensional model of a portion of an implant analog, and (iii) a three-dimensional model of a portion of a dental restoration.