US 12,232,919 B2
Registration device for the registration of facial topographic parameters, and related methods
Anna M. Dubojska-Gerber, Zürich (CH); and Martin Epper, Dübendorf (CH)
Assigned to GERBER CONDYLATOR GMBH, Au (CH)
Filed by GERBER CONDYLATOR GMBH, Zürich (CH)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/677,416.
Application 17/677,416 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2020/073153, filed on Aug. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 19193414 (EP), filed on Aug. 23, 2019; and application No. 19219130 (EP), filed on Dec. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0241059 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. A61C 19/045 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 19/045 (2013.01) [G01B 5/0007 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A registration device for the registration of facial topographic parameters, comprising:
a base member comprising:
an anterior side, a posterior side, and a transverse section, wherein a central section of the transverse section comprises a rotationally immobile coupling configured to couple the transverse section to a referencing member; and
two occlusal plane indicators extending in a common plane, a respective occlusal plane indicator extending in a posterior direction on each lateral side of the transverse section, each occlusal plane indicator being rotationally immobile connected to the transverse section; and
two mandibular condyle indicator pointers, each mandibular condyle indicator pointer being linked to the base member in a mobile linkage relationship allowing displacement of each mandibular condyle indicator pointer relative to the base member in a respective sagittal plane,
wherein the respective sagittal planes are perpendicular to the common plane of the occlusal plane indicators, and the mandibular condyle indicator pointers are provided on different lateral sides of the central section of the transverse section, and
wherein a tragus indicator is pivotably coupled to each mandibular condyle indicator pointer and a pivot axis of each tragus indicator is coincident with an axis of the respective mandibular condyle indicator pointer.