Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Protruding aligner hooks
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Application No.: US18115987Application Date: 2023-03-01
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Publication No.: US11890160B2Publication Date: 2024-02-06
- Inventor: Eric Kuo , Artem Borovinskih , Shiva Sambu
- 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: FISHERBROYLES, LLP
- The original application number of the division: US12772130 2010.04.30
- Main IPC: G06T15/00
- IPC: G06T15/00 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; G06F30/20 ; B33Y50/02 ; A61C9/00

Abstract:
Orthodontic positioning devices, and related methods and systems, are disclosed for use with one or more orthodontic elastic members. The disclosed devices may comprise a pair of orthodontic aligners for use as part of an orthodontic treatment plan. The pair of orthodontic aligners may include an upper aligner with a first integrally formed hook and a lower aligner with a second integrally formed hook. The first integrally formed hook and the second integrally formed hook may be configured to engage with an orthodontic elastic member so as to react a force to, for example, generate orthodontic forces on the patient's teeth. Each of the first integrally formed hook and the second integrally formed hook may extend buccally from the upper aligner and the lower aligner, respectively.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230200939A1 PROTRUDING ALIGNER HOOKS Public/Granted day:2023-06-29
Information query
IPC分类:
G | 物理 |
G06 | 计算;推算或计数 |
G06T | 一般的图像数据处理或产生 |
G06T15/00 | 3D〔三维〕图像的加工 |