ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,258, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to BIOMET 3I LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Robotic device for dental surgery" was invented by Zachary B. Suttin (Jupiter, Fla.) and Stephen S. Porter (West Palm Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic system includes a base, a grounding arm, a working arm, and one or more sensors. The grounding arm extends from the base and is configured to be coupled to a fixed structure within the mouth of the patient for establishing an origin for the robotic system. The working arm extends from the base and is configured to be coupled with one or more tools for use during an installation of a d...