Patent ID: 11969305
Assignee: IBUR, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining a digital preoperative dental model of a patient;
creating a digital, 3D design of a guide appliance set on the digital preoperative dental model according to a surgical plan for the patient;
storing the design of the guide appliance set in a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) compatible file format; and
manufacturing at least a portion of the designed guide appliance set via a CAM method using the stored design of the guide appliance set;
wherein creating the design of the guide appliance set includes:
designing a base frame configured to engage an oral structure of the patient without obstructing a planned surgical site region of an alveolar ridge of the patient;
designing an uppermost surface of the base frame to, at least in an area adjacent to the planned surgical site region, terminate below the alveolar ridge when the base frame is engaged with the oral structure;
designing at least one attachment that is releasably attachable to the base frame, the at least one attachment designed to facilitate performance of at least a portion of a dental surgery; and
designing the at least one attachment to obstruct at least a portion of the alveolar ridge and to be fully received in a mouth of the patient when attached to the base frame.