Method and system for selecting surface finishes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018336291-A1
Application number	US-201816048809-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 30, 2018
Priority date	Sep 26, 2012
Publication date	Nov 22, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method and system of selecting a surface finish for a computer designed component associated with an anatomical area of a specific patient. A computer designed component is created. The component includes at least one surface. An interface of finishing software displays an image of the component and the at least one surface. A plurality of finishes available for the at least one surface is displayed. A selection of one of the plurality of finishes for the at least one surface is input by a user. The component data and finishing data may then be sent to a computer aided manufacturing system to manufacture the computer designed component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of selecting a surface finish for a computer designed component associated with an anatomical area of a specific patient, comprising:
creating the computer designed component including at least one surface; displaying an image of the component and the at least one surface; displaying a plurality of finishes available for the at least one surface; and accepting a selection of one of the plurality of finishes for the at least one surface via a user interface.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the component is one of a dental bar, dental abutment, dental implant, dental screw or dental crown.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of finishes is selected based on the material of the component.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of finishes is selected based on the location or the size of the at least one surface.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is a graphical user interface displaying a three-dimensional representation of the component and graphics representing the plurality of finishes.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the plurality of finishes accepts a value input from a slider interface.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing a file including the computer designed component and the finishing selections; and sending the file to a computer aided manufacturing system for manufacturing the component.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the selections for finishes include at least one of an additive finish or a subtractive finish.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one surfaces includes multiple elements on the component.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein finishes are displayed for each of the multiple elements of the at least one surface.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one surface is defined by a user.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising analyzing the image and determining the location of the at least one surface.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the component is created from a template component.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the component is created by incorporating numerical data obtained from the specific patient.

15 . A system to produce a customized component for a specific patient, the system comprising:
a storage device to store macro geometric data representing a component having at least one surface; a display to display a user interface showing an image of the component and the at least one surface; a controller for displaying a plurality of finishes available for the at least one surface and accepting a selection of one of the plurality of finishes for the at least one surface via the user interface.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the component is one of a dental bar, dental abutment, dental implant, dental screw or dental crown.

17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of finishes is selected based on the material of the component.

18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of finishes is selected based on the location or the size of the at least one surface.

19 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the user interface is a graphical user interface displaying a three-dimensional representation of the component and graphics representing the plurality of finishes.

20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein one of the plurality of finishes accepts a value input from a slider interface.

Assignees

• Biomet 3I Llc

Inventors

• Suttin Zachary B
• Towse Ross W

Classifications

• A61C2008/0046

  Textured surface, e.g. roughness, microstructure (A61C8/0013 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G16H20/40

  relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture · CPC title

• G06F30/00

  Computer-aided design [CAD] · CPC title

• A61C13/00 Primary

  Dental prostheses; Making same (tooth crowns for capping teeth A61C5/70; dental implants A61C8/00) · CPC title

• A61C13/0004 Primary

  Computer-assisted sizing or machining of dental prostheses · CPC title