| Materialise N.V. Patent applications |
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| 20110275032 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLACING DENTAL IMPLANTS - The invention relates to a method and device for placing implants using a surgical template which is made from tomographic cuts in the patient's jawbone. Step drills and calibrating drills, having a single standard diameter for each type of implant, are guided through drill bushings which are inserted into bores in the template in order to produce any drilling sequence corresponding to an implant plan. The penetration depth of the drills is controlled by the height of the bores or by the drill rings. The method limits the required number of drills and implant supports to the longest models only. The inventive method and device are particularly suitable for computer-assisted implantology systems. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110015637 | SURGICAL GUIDING TOOL, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USES THEREOF - Surgical guiding tools for surgery on a bone head which include a cutting component, a guiding component and a collar having a patient-specific component are disclosed. The surgical guiding tools are interconnected which ensures secure and accurate placement of the guiding tool and thus guarantees accurate implementation of the pre-operative planning of the surgical intervention. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110009787 | ARTIFICIAL EXOSKELETON DEVICE OR AN ORTHOTIC DEVICE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED HINGE STRUCTURE - A pivot or hinge structure integrated into the main body of an exoskeletal, e.g. orthotic device is described as well as methods for computer aided designing and making of these devices. Computer systems and software for carrying out the methods are also described. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20100228369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC SUPPORT GENERATION FOR AN OBJECT MADE BY MEANS OF A RAPID PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention is directed to an improved method for supporting an object made by means of stereo lithography or any other rapid prototype production method. The generation of the support begins by determining the region that requires support in each layer of the object and defines a number of support points in this region. In a next step, a support mesh is generated connected to the object using these support points. The present invention also discloses different techniques that reduce superfluous edges to further optimize the support mesh. Finally, a support is generated from this support mesh. The present invention may facilitate the generation of supports data by employing more automation and less user analysis. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100161076 | ORTHOTIC OR PROSTHETIC CUSHIONED DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - Orthotic and prosthetic devices having integrated features such as cushioning features are described, as well as methods for computer aided designing and making of these devices. The orthotic or prosthetic devices comprise a cushioning layer superimposed onto an orthotic or prosthetic shell, the cushioning layer comprising an array ( | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100009314 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PLACING DENTAL IMPLANTS - The invention relates to a method and device for placing implants ( | 01-14-2010 |
