Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Activatable dental appliance
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Application No.: US12963419Application Date: 2010-12-08
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Publication No.: US08348665B2Publication Date: 2013-01-08
- Inventor: Eric Kuo
- Applicant: Eric Kuo
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61C3/00
- IPC: A61C3/00

Abstract:
An activatable dental appliance. A concave trough conforms to a plurality of teeth when placed over the plurality of teeth. A first force applying region is configured to apply a first force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth for repositioning the tooth. A second force applying region is configured to be selectively activated, wherein when selectively activated the second force applying region applies a force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110076635A1 Activatable Dental Appliance Public/Granted day:2011-03-31
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