Modular Dental Implant Guide with Sensor Array
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for dental implant surgery require multiple sessions with different professionals, rely heavily on the dentist's skilled judgment for precise bore placement and angulation, and lack accurate real-time feedback, increasing the risk of complications and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A modular surgical drill guide assembly with a deformable casting medium, a foundation plate, and a sensor array, including electromagnetic sensors, which provides precise guidance and real-time feedback for drill bit placement and orientation, reducing the need for multiple sessions and enhancing accuracy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple independent sessions with dentist and radiologist are conducted, then comprehensive planning is achieved, but time consumption and procedural complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent sessions (dentist consultation, radiologist imaging, surgical planning) into a single integrated workflow. The surgical guide device incorporates both radiographic imaging capabilities and surgical guidance functions, allowing simultaneous execution of tasks that previously required separate appointments with different specialists.
Solution Approach 2:
The surgical guide device performs multiple functions: it serves as a radiographic imaging platform, a surgical planning tool, and a real-time surgical guidance system. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate specialized equipment and sessions, consolidating what was previously distributed across multiple professionals into a single universal device.
2Manufacturing precision
If real-time feedback and precise guidance are implemented, then surgical accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical guide device incorporates real-time feedback mechanisms that provide immediate information to the surgeon during the procedure. Sensors and imaging systems continuously monitor drill position, depth, and angulation, comparing actual values against the pre-planned surgical path and alerting the surgeon to any deviations, thereby maintaining high precision without requiring overly complex manual control systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical guidance systems with sensor-based and software-based solutions. Instead of using intricate mechanical linkages and physical guides, the system uses electromagnetic sensors, optical imaging, and computer algorithms to provide guidance, reducing mechanical complexity while maintaining or improving precision.
3Measurement precision
If highly skilled and trained dentist or surgeon is required, then judgment accuracy is improved, but operational difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical guide device performs many functions that previously required expert judgment automatically. The system self-calibrates, self-guides the surgical instrument positioning, and self-monitors compliance with the surgical plan, reducing the cognitive burden on the surgeon and making the procedure more accessible to operators with varying levels of expertise while maintaining high accuracy.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The modular drill guide assembly significantly improves the accuracy and efficiency of dental implant surgery by providing real-time feedback and precise guidance, reducing the risk of complications and simplifying the procedure, allowing for more precise placement and angulation of dental implants.
Implementation Method 1
a deformable casting medium... The deformable casting medium frequently comprises a putty, a paste, or an epoxy. Often, the deformable casting medium comprises an impression material.
Implementation Method 2
a sensor array comprising two or more sensors affixed to the foundation plate. The sensors often comprise electromagnetic sensors.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to devices, kits, and methods for planning and carrying out surgical interventions and/or radiographic imaging, particularly dental implant radiographic imaging or surgical interventions.