Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dental attachment placement apparatuses and systems
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Application No.: US18169195Application Date: 2023-02-14
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Publication No.: US12036087B2Publication Date: 2024-07-16
- Inventor: Peter Webber , Ryan Kimura , Chunhua Li , Srinivas Kaza
- 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: A61C7/00
- IPC: A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; A61C7/14 ; B29C64/40 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y80/00 ; A61C13/00 ; B29L31/00

Abstract:
Dental attachment placement apparatuses and related systems. An apparatus may include a body having attachments. The attachments, when worn at specified locations on the patient's dentition, may engage with one or more aligners to direct repositioning forces from the aligner(s) to the patient's dentition. The body of the apparatus may have contoured surfaces shaped in accordance with corresponding surfaces of the patient's teeth. The apparatus may also include supports extending from body and that support a corresponding attachment entirely within a corresponding aperture of the apparatus. The supports may include breakable regions to facilitate removal of the attachments from the body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230190416A1 DENTAL ATTACHMENT PLACEMENT STRUCTURE Public/Granted day:2023-06-22
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