Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems, apparatuses and methods for dental appliances with integrally formed features
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Application No.: US15202254Application Date: 2016-07-05
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Publication No.: US11571278B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Avi Kopelman , Allen Boronkay , Peter Webber , Vadim Matov , Srinivas Kaza , Ryan Kimura , Yaser Shanjani
- Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Fortem IP LLP
- Main IPC: A61C7/00
- IPC: A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; A61C7/36 ; A61C7/10 ; A61C7/14 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y80/00 ; G05B19/4097 ; G05B19/042 ; G05B15/02 ; B29L31/00

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and devices for improved orthodontic treatment of a patient's teeth are provided herein. A method may include determining a movement path to move one or more teeth from an initial arrangement to a target arrangement, determining an appliance geometry for an orthodontic appliance comprising a shell and one or more integrally formed components, wherein the shell comprises a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to move the one or more teeth from the initial arrangement to the target arrangement, and generating instructions for direct fabrication of the orthodontic appliance, wherein the instructions are configured to cause direct fabrication of the shell using a first material and direct fabrication of the one or more integrally formed components using a second, different material.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170007360A1 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DENTAL APPLIANCES WITH INTEGRALLY FORMED FEATURES Public/Granted day:2017-01-12
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