ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,649, issued on Jan. 20.

"Device for the digitization and manufacturing of dental models" was invented by Ruben Perello Fort (Andorra la Vella, Andorra), Roberto Padros Roldan (Andorra la Vella, Andorra) and Guillem Tena Corts (Andorra la Vella, Andorra).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Device for the digitization and manufacturing of dental models, for replicating the cavity and position of the implant connection in plaster and digital 3D models, having an analog, a fixing element and a multipurpose accessory, as a reference when digitizing and as an aid when inserting the analog in and removing it from the model. The analog, the fixing...