Non-Surgical Dental Surgical Guide Attachment System

Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for attaching dental surgical guides in individuals without braces are surgically invasive, leading to increased risk of pain and infection, as they require drilling into gums or attachment to gingival tissues.

Innovation Solution

A non-surgical attachment system comprising base pads attached to individual teeth, connectors, a bar, and lugs that allow for easy mounting and removal of a dental surgical guide without invasive procedures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If surgical attachment methods (drilling into gums, lug attachment to gingival tissues) are used to attach dental surgical guides in patients without braces, then the surgical guide can be securely attached, but the risk of pain and infection increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment securityVSAvoidpain and infection risk

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary attachment device that connects the surgical guide to existing dental restorations (crowns, bridges, veneers) rather than directly to the gingival tissues or bone. This intermediary structure transfers the attachment function away from sensitive oral tissues, eliminating the need for surgical drilling or tissue penetration while maintaining secure guide attachment through mechanical connection to the restoration margins.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the surgical mechanical attachment system (drilling, tissue anchoring) with a non-surgical mechanical attachment system that utilizes the existing dental restorations as anchor points. The attachment device employs precision-machined components that interface with the restoration margins through mechanical engagement, substituting invasive surgical mechanics with non-invasive mechanical connection methods.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Reliability

If mini implants or arch bars are used to attach surgical guides in patients without braces, then secure attachment is achieved, but surgical invasiveness and recovery time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment securityVSAvoidsurgical procedure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the attachment function from the surgical implantation process and relocates it to existing dental restorations. Instead of inserting new surgical hardware (mini implants, arch bars) into the patient's oral structures, the design removes the need for such invasive components by utilizing the already-present restorations as attachment substrates, thereby simplifying the overall surgical protocol.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal attachment device that can interface with multiple types of dental restorations (crowns, bridges, veneers) through standardized connection mechanisms. This multi-functional design allows the same attachment apparatus to work across different restoration types and locations, eliminating the need for patient-specific custom surgical fixtures and reducing procedural complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Stability of the object's composition

If surgical attachment methods are used for dental surgical guides, then the guide can be firmly fixed during surgery, but the chance for infection and residual pain increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveguide fixation stabilityVSAvoidinfection and pain

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary attachment device that connects the surgical guide to existing dental restorations (crowns, bridges, veneers) rather than directly to the gingival tissues or bone. This intermediary structure transfers the attachment function away from sensitive oral tissues, eliminating the need for surgical drilling or tissue penetration while maintaining secure guide attachment through mechanical connection to the restoration margins.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10813725B2Dental surgical guide attachment system

Publication Date: 2020.10.27 LOCKHART & LOCKHART

AI summary

A device for attaching dental surgical guides without surgical attachment to the patient's internal skeletal structures, including gingival tissues and/or bone. The device attaches to the front surface of the upper or lower teeth, and the dental surgical guides can then attach to the device.