ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,266,070, issued on April 1, was assigned to MOVUM TECH S.L. (Madrid).
"Method for generating a virtual 4D head and teeth" was invented by Xavier P. Burgos Artizzu (Madrid) and Wenceslao Piedra Cascon (Madrid).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It refers to the digitalization in three dimensions of a patient's head, intraoral maxillary and mandibular regions and bones. It includes integration of the facial movement to simulate the aesthetical and functional result before medical treatment, which could include surgery, and orthodontic and/or prosthodontic treatments. It comprises: creation of a 3D virtual model of the patient's head (2), creati...