Patent Document ID: 9216066
Application ID: 13792931
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for creating a line recognition template to replicate an object which comprises the steps of: aligning a plurality of reference points along a linear axis; establishing a base reference axis, wherein the base reference axis is oriented in a “z” direction; locating a base reference point on the base reference axis, wherein the base reference point is on an interface surface inside the object; tracing a circular path on the interface surface, wherein the path is at a distance “r” from the base reference axis; measuring variations in “z” along the path relative to a rotation angle (θ) about the base reference axis to identify a differential (δ z ), wherein δ z is measured between a z max at θ 1 and a z min at θ 2 ; using δ z , θ 1 and θ 2 to measure an angle of tilt (φ) for the linear axis; locating the reference points on the linear axis with anatomically measured contiguous lengths (Δ“z” n ) along the linear axis between sequentially adjacent reference points; and tracing an axially-symmetric surface from selected reference points to create the template for replicating the object.