Invention Application
- 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.: US20230018058A1Publication Date: 2023-01-19
- 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
- Main IPC: A61C19/06
- IPC: A61C19/06 ; B44C1/28 ; G16H30/20 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C7/08 ; A61C7/10 ; A61C13/00 ; B23K26/362 ; B44C1/22 ; G06Q30/06

Abstract:
A dental appliance having an integrally formed reservoir and/or an ornamental design integrated thereon. The ornamental design can be selected or customized by a patient. The design can be created by directing energy to the dental appliance to alter a material property of at least a portion of the appliance to create the design. Alternatively, a groove or recess can be formed on a surface of the appliance to either mechanically retain an ornamental design or the groove or recess can be filled with ink to form the design. The appliance, including the integrally formed reservoir, can be formed using direct fabrication techniques.
Public/Granted literature
- US11963842B2 Appliances for intraoral delivery of agents Public/Granted day:2024-04-23
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