Mobile Implant Diagnosis System Partial 3D Data Segmentation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional mobile linked implant diagnosis systems are limited in allowing dental doctors to meaningfully review and correct implant surgery planning on mobile devices due to the inability to handle and manipulate 3D image data, resulting in difficulties with adjusting fixture positions and angles.

Innovation Solution

A mobile linked implant diagnosis system that provides partial 3D image data around the virtual implant to mobile devices, enabling users to correct and fine-tune implant placement angles and types within device specifications by displaying relevant sections of 3D data, reducing data transmission and processing demands.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If 3D image data is provided to mobile devices, then the ability to review and correct implant surgery planning is improved, but the data transmission and processing burden increases beyond mobile device capabilities

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimplant surgery planning review accuracyVSAvoiddata transmission volume
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complete 3D image data into multiple two-dimensional image sections corresponding to different viewing angles (front, back, left, right, top, bottom views). This segmentation allows mobile devices to process and display manageable 2D sections rather than overwhelming 3D data, while collectively these sections provide comprehensive surgical planning review capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an image generation apparatus as an intermediary that converts 3D image data into 2D image sections before transmission to mobile devices. This intermediary performs the data transformation function, enabling mobile devices to receive processed 2D data that is suitable for their processing capabilities while still conveying the essential 3D surgical planning information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If complete 3D image data is transmitted to mobile devices, then comprehensive review capability is improved, but mobile device processing capacity is exceeded

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesurgery planning review convenienceVSAvoiddata processing requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a strategy of transmitting multiple simplified 2D image sections rather than one complete 3D data set. Each 2D section is a simplified representation that can be easily processed by mobile devices, and together they provide comprehensive review capability without requiring the mobile device to handle complex 3D data processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Adaptability or versatility

If 2D image files are provided instead of 3D data, then mobile device compatibility is improved, but the ability to correct implant placement angles and positions is degraded

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemobile device compatibilityVSAvoidfixture placement accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent presents 3D surgical planning information through multiple 2D views from different dimensions (front, back, left, right, top, bottom). This dimensional transformation allows mobile devices to display and interact with surgical planning data in a format they can handle, while the multi-angle 2D representations collectively preserve the spatial information needed for accurate fixture placement correction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentEP3524139B1Mobile apparatus-linked implant evaluation system
Publication Date: 2021.05.26 MEGAGEN IMPLANT
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AI summary

A mobile linked implant diagnosis system includes an implant diagnosis apparatus acquiring synthetic three-dimensional (3D) image data about a mouth area of a target patient and generating implant surgery planning data, in which virtual implant data is overlapped on the synthetic 3D image data, based on the synthetic 3D image data, a server apparatus connected to the implant diagnosis apparatus in a wired or wireless manner, and receiving information of interest that is part of the implant surgery planning data generated in the implant diagnosis apparatus and storing the information of interest, and a mobile device connected to the server apparatus in a wired or wireless manner, and receiving the information of interest from the server apparatus and displaying the information of interest. The information of interest comprises partial 3D image data of the implant surgery data, the partial 3D image data being data about a preset area around the virtual implant.