443 patents
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Urinary Catheter Assembly and Introducer Device for Use In Such an Assembly
11 Jan 24
A urinary catheter assembly is described which includes a urinary catheter having a catheter shaft, and an introducer device.
Jan UTAS, Martin LOVMAR, Hans TÖRNEROOS, Niall GALLOWAY
Filed: 7 Jul 23
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Colour matching for dental restorations
9 Jan 24
The invention relates to a method and to a corresponding system for providing a dental prosthesis made from ceramic material having a colour matched to the patient comprising the following steps: (i) receiving a desired nominal colour for the dental prosthesis, determining a deviation between the nominal colour and actual colour of the sintered ceramic material by the control unit and defining a temperature time cycle having a cycle time suitable for compensation of the deviation, for sintering at a defined sintering temperature and creating a corresponding sintering program by the control unit; and (ii) adjusting the actual colour of the selected ceramic material to the nominal colour in the sintering furnace by the sintering program executed by the sintering furnace.
Frederike Franke, Christoph Brandes, Michael Bäurer, Björn Voss
Filed: 25 Nov 19
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Dental composition comprising a dental filler containing a structural filler and silanated glass flakes
2 Jan 24
The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a dental filler containing a structural filler and silanated glass flakes.
Christoph Weber, Uwe Walz, Stephanie Noerpel
Filed: 30 Jun 17
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Dental device with load-responsive motor control
2 Jan 24
A motor-driven dental device has a motor control that is responsive to a load placed upon the motor.
Jay Alexander Fayer, Ignacio Michel, Joseph R. Reagan, Kevin Lint, Jeremy Kile, Bret Beane
Filed: 22 Jun 20
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Light curing dental system
19 Dec 23
A light curing dental system comprising a light emitting tray that precisely distributes an optimal amount of curing light energy to internal, external and extra oral portions of the dental arch to cure a dental material.
Thomas Ruth, William Kane, Joseph Gordon, Luke Hagan, David Copeland, Andrew Burke, Dustin Gaidos, Christos Angeletakis
Filed: 16 Sep 21
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Photocurable dental composition
19 Dec 23
The present invention relates to a photocurable dental composition comprising a specific polymerization initiator system containing the combination of a photoinitiator compound and a coinitiator compound being a sulfinate compound or a sulfonate compound.
Florian Szillat, Maximilian Maier, Caroline Renn, Oliver Elsner, Joachim E. Klee, Jorg Kempter, Jacques Lalevee, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli, Julie Kirschner
Filed: 9 Oct 18
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Methods for Curing Dental Appliances
7 Dec 23
The present invention relates to methods for curing polymeric dental appliances comprised of partially cured photopolymerizable components, especially for additively manufactured denture base and artificial tooth components utilized in the production of full and partial dental prostheses.
Benjamin SUN, Balaji PRABHU
Filed: 5 Jun 23
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Method for the production of a blank, blank and a dental restoration
5 Dec 23
The invention relates to a method for the production of a blank of a ceramic material, wherein a first ceramic material and then a second ceramic material of different compositions are filled into a mold and wherein the materials are pressed and after pressing are sintered.
Markus Vollmann, Lothar Volkl, Stefan Fecher, Carsten Wiesner
Filed: 17 Oct 17
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Method and apparatus for generating a 2D panoramic image
5 Dec 23
The present invention proposes a method for producing a 2D panoramic image of an oral cavity comprising the steps: A) provision of a plurality of projection images acquired during an at least partial revolution of a recording unit comprising a radiation source and an electronic image sensor about the oral cavity in a given position; B) calculation of an image including at least one anatomical feature from the plurality of projection images using a calculation rule with reconstruction parameters; C) provision of a model of the at least one anatomical feature, which describes the at least one anatomical feature in a target position in an image; D) identification of the at least one anatomical feature in the calculated image; E) determination of a deviation between an actual position of the at least one identified anatomical feature in the calculated image and the target position of the at least one anatomical feature in the model by applying a metric; F) variation of at least one of the reconstruction parameters and recalculation of at least one part of the image that shows the at least one anatomical feature using the calculation rule and the at least partially varied reconstruction parameters or variation of a pixel transformation and application of the pixel transformation to at least one part of the calculated image that shows the at least one anatomical feature, so that at least this part of the image is recalculated; G) derivation of the 2D panoramic image from the recalculated image; and H) outputting the 2D panoramic image.
Susanne Maur, Stefan Eichner
Filed: 23 Jan 20
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Method and Catheter Control Assembly for Determining a Functional Parameter of a Catheter
30 Nov 23
Methods and catheter control assemblies for determining a functional parameter of a catheter are described.
Gabriel D’ESPINDULA, Göran ELIASSON
Filed: 23 May 23
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Method for designing a drilling template
28 Nov 23
A method for designing a drilling template, wherein a dental situation is measured by means of a 3D surface measuring device and a 3D surface model of the dental situation is produced and/or measured by means of an X-ray device or an MRI device, wherein the dental situation is measured and a volume model of the dental situation is produced, the method comprising the steps of: applying an artificial neural network for machine learning (convolutional neural network; CNN) to the 3D surface model of the dental situation and/or the volume model of the dental situation and/or to an initial 3D model of the drilling template; and automatically producing a ready made 3D model of the drilling template.
Sascha Schneider, Frank Thiel, Axel Schwotzer
Filed: 17 Jun 19
Design
Packaging
21 Nov 23
Kerstin Paulsson, Christian Grönlund, Sophia Wetterström, Susanne Lindholm, Anders Eliasson, Julian Stubbs, Robert England, Cecilia Brandt, Håkan Jansson
Filed: 9 May 23
Design
Packaging
21 Nov 23
Kerstin Paulsson, Christian Grönlund, Sophia Wetterström, Susanne Lindholm, Anders Eliasson, Julian Stubbs, Robert England, Cecilia Brandt, Håkan Jansson
Filed: 28 Jul 20
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Stereolithography apparatus having a detection unit for optical adjustment and image modification
21 Nov 23
The present invention relates to a stereolithography apparatus for generating a three-dimensional object, comprising: an optical unit for projecting an image towards the photocurable substance for hardening the photocurable substance deposited in the focus layer; a control unit, characterized by further comprising: a detection unit which comprises: a detection means movably arranged in a detection region for detecting during the generation process or in a generation-pause the image projected by the optical unit and for outputting a detection signal; and a first driving means for moving the detection means into or out of the detection region, wherein the optical unit comprises: a second driving means linked to the optical unit for moving the focus layer into or out of the detection region, wherein the control unit adjusts the optical unit and/or modifies the image to be projected based on the signal indicative of the detected image.
Thomas Michalica, Christian Schmidt, Franz Basler
Filed: 11 Mar 20
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Light curing dental system
14 Nov 23
A light curing dental system comprising a light emitting tray that precisely distributes an optimal amount of curing light energy to internal, external and extra oral portions of the dental arch to cure a dental material.
Naim Karazivan, Paul Pierson, Christos Angeletakis
Filed: 25 Jan 18
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Disposable Medical Device Assembly with Sensor
9 Nov 23
A disposable medical device assembly for measuring a physiological parameter in a urinary or gastrointestinal tract of a mammal being is disclosed, comprising a probe, such as a catheter, for insertion into a bodily opening of the mammal being.
Jan UTAS, Martin LOVMAR, Henrik CLAESSON, Gabriel D’ESPINDULA, Marie BERTHUEL, Lisa GUILBAUD, Jules HAMMOND, Sébastien SOLAN, Aleksandrs SERGEJEVS, Alban THIERRY
Filed: 9 May 23
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Dental Composition
9 Nov 23
The present invention is related to a dental composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; and a radical initiator system comprising a photosensitizer having an absorption maximum ranging from 400 nm to 800 nm; and at least one thiophenium compound as coinitiator.
Jacques LALEVÉE, Mira ABDALLAH, Thomas TIGGES, Kira NEUHAUS, Caroline RENN, Liu HUAIBING
Filed: 23 Sep 21
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System and method for correcting malocclusion
7 Nov 23
An orthodontic remodeling system includes an extraoral vibratory source coupled to a bite plate, where the extraoral vibratory source is operable to vibrate the bite plate at a frequency in a range of 0.1 to 400 Hz.
Michael Kenneth Lowe, Christopher Lyle Wasden, Wilson Brent Tarver
Filed: 17 Sep 20
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Syringe dispenser
7 Nov 23
A motor driven syringe dispenser which has a syringe mounting part, a slider, and a connection for an endodontic motor.
Vincent Shotton, Kevin Wilkinson
Filed: 22 Dec 20
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Sensor Holder and Method for Optimum Positioning During Intraoral Imaging
2 Nov 23
A method for determining the optimum relative position of at least one sensor and/or at least one imaging source of an imaging device for at least one intraoral imaging, and for the non-overlapping imaging of at least two tooth root canals.
Wolf BLECHER
Filed: 27 Nov 20