Patent ID: 9333051
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61C,G05B,G06F,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing an appliance for repositioning tooth, the method comprising: obtaining a first digital data set representing a first tooth arrangement; providing at least one operator for modifying the first digital data set; providing a heuristic search method based on a cost function, wherein the cost function contains an actual cost and an estimated cost; generating a second digital data set based on the heuristic search method using the first digital data set and the at least one operator, wherein the second digital data set represents a second tooth arrangement; providing orthodontic treatment requirements; determining whether the second tooth arrangement meets the orthodontic treatment requirements; producing a positive model of the second tooth arrangement when the second tooth arrangement meets the orthodontic treatment requirement; forming a negative model based on the positive model as the appliance for repositioning tooth; generating a N determining whether the N forming a first digital data set sequence having a plurality of successive digital data sets from the second digital data set to the N producing a series of successive positive models of a corresponding series of successive tooth arrangements using the first digital data set sequence; forming a series of successive negative models based on the series of successive positive models as a series of successive appliances for repositioning tooth; and manufacturing a plurality of appliances using the N