ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,188, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Arsen Kazarian (Moscow).

"Method for constructing and displaying 3D computer models of the temporomandibular joints" was invented by Arsen Ovsepovich Kazarian (Moscow).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In CT visualization software, zones of the right and left temporomandibular joints (TMJs) are visualized sequentially. In a frontal plane, each of the condylar processes of the TMJs are delimited into sections. In a sagittal plane, separate 3D contours of the fossae and the condyles of the TMJs are created. The contours of the condyles are combined with a 3D model of the mandibular teeth, and a 3D mo...