- Patent Title: Methods and apparatuses for customizing a rapid palatal expander
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Application No.: US17100784Application Date: 2020-11-20
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Publication No.: US11576754B2Publication Date: 2023-02-14
- Inventor: Fuming Wu , Ryan Kimura , Jeremy Riley , Yaser Shanjani , Norman Su , Jun Sato , Bastien Pesenti , John Y. Morton , Jihua Cheng
- 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: Shay Glenn LLP
- Main IPC: A61C7/10
- IPC: A61C7/10 ; G16H40/63 ; A61C13/00 ; G16H40/67 ; G16H50/50 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C9/00 ; G06T17/00

Abstract:
Methods for designing and fabrication of a series of apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate (“palatal expanders”). In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for forming palatal expanders, including rapid palatal expanders, as well as series of palatal expanders formed as described herein and apparatuses for designing and fabricating them.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210068926A1 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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