CPC A61B 90/16 (2016.02) [A61N 5/10 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61C 9/0046 (2013.01); A61N 2005/1097 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a patient-specific oral stent for head and neck radiotherapy, the method comprising:
segmenting a bony anatomy of an oral cavity of a patient;
simulating movement of a jaw of the patient;
opening the jaw to a specified distance between a top reference point and a bottom reference point;
creating a digital negative impression of the bony anatomy when the jaw is opened to the specified distance;
transforming the digital negative impression into a digital oral stent, wherein transforming the digital negative impression into the digital oral stent comprises adding tissue-displacing surfaces to the digital negative impression and wherein the tissue-displacing surfaces comprise a surface configured to provide tongue lateralization;
translating the digital oral stent into a printable file; and
printing the printable file via a three-dimensional (3D) printer to create the patient-specific oral stent.
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