Patent ID: 6299442
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental articulator, comprising:an upper frame member;a lower frame member;left and right condyle members mounted on said upper and lower frame members;each of said condyle members including an inner spherical portion; an outer spherical portion; and a shaft connecting the inner and outer spherical portions;one of said frame members including a first set of left and right receptacles that receive the inner spherical portions of the condyle members, and the other of said frame members including second set of left and right receptacles that receive the outer spherical portions of the condyle members;one of said first and second sets of left and right receptacles being releasably secured onto its respective spherical portions of the condyle members so as to be fixed, and the other of said first and second sets of left and right receptacles being pivotably connected to its respective spherical portions of the condyle members, wherein said upper and lower frame members pivot relative to each other about said pivotably connected spherical portions to simulate the action of a human jaw.