Patent ID: 11857386
Assignee: PRIMA DENTAL MANUFACTURING, LTD
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method for manufacturing a dental or medical tool, the method comprising the steps of:
positioning within a machine a pre-fluted blank, the pre-fluted blank being a blank comprising at least one flute, the blank including a stem and a shank;
using a probe to identify an orientation and/or position of the at least one flute of the pre-fluted blank; and
using the machine to form a cutting end region at the end of the stem of the pre-fluted blank remote from the shank, the flute extending into the cutting end region, the machine being controlled to ensure that the cutting end region is correctly orientated relative to the flutes of the pre-fluted blank,
wherein the probe is a physical probe that contacts the pre-fluted blank.