US 12,440,309 B2
CAD/CAM surgical device and use thereof
Michele Cassetta, Rome (IT); and Federica Altieri, Rome (IT)
Assigned to UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA “LA SAPIENZA”, Rome (IT)
Appl. No. 17/794,688
Filed by UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA “LA SAPIENZA”, Rome (IT)
PCT Filed Jan. 22, 2021, PCT No. PCT/IB2021/050498
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 22, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/149001, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020000001426 (IT), filed on Jan. 24, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0038183 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61C 1/08 (2006.01); A61C 3/03 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/002 (2013.01) [A61C 1/082 (2013.01); A61C 3/03 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical device (100) having a structure provided with a plurality of openings (11) and forming a net-like structure, said device comprising at least one first surface (10) complementary to a dental arch of a subject subjected to surgery, and a second surface (20) opposite the first surface (10), wherein said surgical device is adapted to surround and have the same shape as the teeth of the dental arch of the subject, and the first surface is configured to be in direct contact with the teeth of said dental arch of said subject and partially in contact with the gums of said subject,
said surgical device further comprising a plurality of guide grooves or tracks (14), wherein said guide grooves or tracks (14) are guide lines adapted to guide a piezoelectric instrument for making piezocision cuts, and
at least two holes (12) disposed on a perimeter of said surgical device, said at least two holes having a greater surface area than a surface area of said openings and adapted to have dental implants inserted therein.