ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,423, issued on May 6.
"Scanning jig and method and system for identifying spatial position of implant or suchlike" was invented by Naruto Otawa (Fukuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scanning jig is capable of acquiring spatial positional relationships between a patient's face and an abutment. The scanning jig is configured to identify the spatial position of an implant including the abutment placed in the patient's mouth, and includes a base to be connected to the implant, a scan target with a scan area scannable by a 3D scanner, and a connecting portion for connecting the base and the scan target. The connecting portion i...