Patent ID: 7363239
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: A61C,G06Q,G16H

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for producing at least a part of a dental product, the arrangement comprising: an interface configured to receive and transmit ordering and manufacturing data from a plurality of users of different dental treatment systems; at least one coordinating adapter unit configured to receive and transmit the ordering and manufacturing data from the different dental treatment systems, the at least one coordinating adapter unit configured to utilize ordering, manufacturing, and quality operating principles to compare the ordering and manufacturing data from the different dental treatment systems, distinguish products from the different dental treatment systems, and to convert ordering and manufacturing data from at least one of the different dental treatment system to conform to another of the dental treatment systems, thereby permitting the arrangement to cooperate with the different dental treatment systems; a communications network configured to permit communication among elements of the system; and production units configured to manufacture the dental product utilizing the converted ordering and manufacturing data.