Interchangeable Dental Implant Surgical Guide Gutter System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgical guides for dental implant placement face challenges such as the risk of drilling errors due to the use of multiple diameter-reducing devices, increased system size hindering drilling operations, and lack of real-time control over drilling processes, which can lead to inefficiencies and patient discomfort.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a set of interconnected gutters with defined orifices for each drilling diameter, allowing for sequential use and minimizing the need for diameter-reducing devices, along with a support member for completely toothless patients, made from plastic via additive manufacturing for cost-effectiveness and traceability, ensures accurate and controlled drilling operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If multiple diameter-reducing devices are used for different drilling diameters, then drilling precision is improved, but device complexity increases and risk of operator error increases
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical guide is divided into multiple interchangeable gutters, each with pre-defined orifices for specific drilling diameters. This segmentation allows the surgeon to select the appropriate gutter for each drilling step without needing multiple diameter-reducing devices, thereby maintaining drilling precision while reducing device complexity and operator error risk.
Solution Approach 2:
The gutters are pre-configured with orifices of specific diameters before the surgical procedure. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for the surgeon to manually select and assemble multiple diameter-reducing devices during surgery, reducing both device complexity and the risk of operator error while ensuring drilling precision.
2Manufacturing precision
If diameter-reducing devices are superimposed on the surgical guide, then drilling guidance is improved, but overall system size increases and patient comfort deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The gutter is merged with the surgical guide structure, integrating the drilling guidance function directly into the guide body. This eliminates the need for separate superimposed diameter-reducing devices, thereby maintaining accurate drilling guidance while minimizing system size and improving patient comfort.
3Productivity
If the surgical guide remains in place throughout all drilling operations, then operational efficiency is improved, but real-time drilling control is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static surgical guide to a dynamic configuration where gutters can be interchangeably attached and detached. This allows the surgeon to remove the gutter between drilling operations to visually inspect and control drilling progress, then reattach for the next drilling step, thereby maintaining both operational efficiency and real-time drilling control.
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AI summary
The invention concerns a device (1) for assisting in the placing of dental implants, remarkable in that it comprises a set of mouthguards (2), each mouthguard (2) being intended to rest directly or indirectly on at least one tooth and/or at least one portion of the gum of said patient, each mouthguard (2) comprising at least one guide port (5) for guiding a drilling member, the ports (5) comprising diameters defined depending on the surgical procedure to be carried out, ports (5) having the same diameter all being provided on a same mouthguard (2) such that one drilling diameter corresponds to one specific mouthguard (2) and said set of mouthguards (2) comprises as many mouthguards (2) as there are different diameters to be drilled during the surgical procedure, the device (1) comprising a support member (6) intended to be attached to the gum of the patient, and in that each mouthguard comprises a shape complementary to that of the support member (6) so as to be able to rest on same, the support member (6) and the mouthguards (2) comprising complementary attachment means, the mouthguards (2) and the support member (6) being made from plastic material and being connected to each other by at least one breakable connecting bracket (3) such that the set of mouthguards (2) and the support member (6) form a cluster.