Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aligner damage prediction using machine learning
-
Application No.: US16584794Application Date: 2019-09-26
-
Publication No.: US11589955B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Viktoria Medvinskaya , Arno Kukk , Andrey Cherkas , Anna Akopova , Yuxiang Wang , Rohit Tanugula , Reza Shirazi Aghjari , Andrew Jang , Chunhua Li , Jun Sato , Luyao Cai
- 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: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Main IPC: A61C7/00
- IPC: A61C7/00 ; G06F17/18 ; G06N20/00 ; A61C7/08 ; G06F30/23 ; G16H50/50 ; G01N33/44 ; B33Y80/00 ; A61C9/00 ; A61C13/34 ; B29C33/38 ; B29C51/30 ; G06F30/27 ; B29C73/00 ; G06F30/20 ; G06F119/18 ; G06F113/22 ; G06F111/10 ; B33Y50/00 ; B29L31/00
![Aligner damage prediction using machine learning](/abs-image/US/2023/02/28/US11589955B2/abs.jpg.150x150.jpg)
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to an aligner breakage solution that tests damage to an aligner using machine learning. A method includes processing data from a digital design for an orthodontic aligner by a trained machine learning model and outputting, by the trained machine learning model, a probability that the orthodontic aligner associated with the digital design will be damaged during manufacturing of the orthodontic aligner. The method further includes making a comparison of the probability that the orthodontic aligner associated with the digital design will be damaged during manufacturing of the orthodontic aligner to a probability threshold and determining whether the orthodontic aligner is a high risk orthodontic aligner based on a result of the comparison. Responsive to determining that the orthodontic aligner is a high risk orthodontic aligner, the method includes performing at least one of a) a corrective action or b) selecting a manufacturing flow for high risk orthodontic aligners.
Information query