Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Appliances for intraoral delivery of agents
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Application No.: US17866321Application Date: 2022-07-15
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Publication No.: US11963842B2Publication Date: 2024-04-23
- Inventor: David Mason , Shiva Sambu , Chunhua Li , Yan Chen
- 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: A61C19/06
- IPC: A61C19/06 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; A61C7/10 ; A61C13/00 ; B23K26/362 ; B44C1/22 ; B44C1/28 ; G06Q30/0601 ; G16H30/20 ; A44C15/00 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y30/00 ; B33Y50/00 ; B33Y80/00

Abstract:
Appliances for intraoral delivery of agents are provided. In some embodiments, an appliance includes a shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities configured to apply a repositioning force to a patient's teeth, and the outer surface oriented away from the patient's teeth. The appliance can also include a reservoir integrally formed in the outer surface of the shell, the reservoir being configured to store at least one agent. The appliance can further include a membrane covering at least a portion of the reservoir to control release of the agent into an intraoral cavity of the patient. The membrane can include a plurality of pores that are configured to open based at least in part on a temperature of the patient's intraoral cavity to allow the at least one agent to pass therethrough.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230018058A1 Appliances for intraoral delivery of agents Public/Granted day:2023-01-19
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