Patents by Inventor Steven Pigliacelli

Steven Pigliacelli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dental retractor and method of use to produce anatomically accurate jaw models and dental prostheses
    Publication number: 20060019216
    Abstract: An improved retractor comprising one or more cheek positioning members and one or more lip positioning members has been developed. This retractor makes it possible to conduct X-ray CT or similar scans of the jaw and to construct anatomically accurate models of bone, teeth and gingival tissue. What is provided is an improved retractor useful when conducting CT scans of the jaw of an individual requiring a dental implant and models to be constructed that are anatomically accurate with respect to bone, teeth and gingival (soft) tissue. Drill guides, and prostheses are constructed with the jaw models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Eitan Priluck, Leonard Marotta, Michael Franchell, Steven Pigliacelli, Crispin Weinberg, Khaled Elsaid