Patent ID: 11896459
Assignee: BIOMET 3I, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  B | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of creating a three-dimensional virtual model of a patient's mouth, the method comprising:
receiving scan data of the patient's mouth;
electronically transferring the scan data to a computer program;
creating a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of the patient's mouth on the computer program using the scan data, wherein the three-dimensional model comprises a representation of an abutment;
developing a surgical plan based on the scan data, the surgical plan including at least one virtual implant;
based on the surgical plan and with the computer program, developing a modified three-dimensional model of at least the portion of the patient's mouth including at least a portion of the at least one virtual implant, wherein the modified three-dimensional model comprises the abutment removed therefrom; and
displaying an image of the modified three-dimensional model.