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Patent US7837469 - System for determining final position of teeth - Google PatentS�k Bilder Kartor Play YouTube Nyheter Gmail Drive Mer » Avancerad patents�kning | Webbhistorik | Logga in Avancerad patents�kning PatentAn apparatus and method define a fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system of the patient; and determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the masticatory system using one or more keys....http://www.google.se/patents/US7837469?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7837469 - System for determining final position of teeth PublikationsnummerUS7837469 B2Typ av kung�relseBeviljande Ans�kningsnummer11/981,724 Publiceringsdatum23 nov 2010 Registreringsdatum31 okt 2007 Prioritetsdatum30 nov 1998�ven publicerat somUS6406292US6457972US6685469US7377778US20020064748US20030064345US20080166676US20110112804 UppfinnareMuhammad Ziaullah Khan ChishtiAndrew C. Beers Ursprunglig innehavareAlign Technology, Inc. USA-klassificering433/24433/6 Internationell klassificeringA61C7/08A61C9/00A61C13/00A61C3/00A61C7/00 Kooperativ klassningA61C9/0046A61C7/00A61C7/08A61C7/002A61C13/0004 Europeisk klassificeringA61C7/08A61C7/00H�nvisningarCitat fr�n patent (74)Citat fr�n andra k�llor (154) H�nvisningar finns i f�ljande patent (1)Externa l�nkarUSPTO �verl�telse av �gander�tt till patent som har registrerats av USPTO EspacenetSystem for determining final position of teethUS 7837469 B2 Sammanfattning An apparatus and method define a fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system of the patient; and determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the masticatory system using one or more keys.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein occlusion index reducing movements are selected from attempted movements. Beskrivning
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