公开(公告)号：US20240173102A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18435971

申请日：2024-02-07

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter WEBBER ,  Yan CHEN ,  Jihua CHENG ,  Bastien PESENTI ,  Chunhua LI ,  Jennifer C. CHEN

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C13/15 ,  A61N5/06

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61B1/0002 ,  A61B1/00045 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/16 ,  A61C19/003 ,  A61C2202/01 ,  A61N2005/063 ,  A61N2005/0661

Abstract: Dental attachment positioning apparatuses and methods of use. A dental attachment apparatus may include an orthodontic attachment having a surface shaped to conform to a contour of a buccal surface of a tooth, and one or more registration surfaces that are shaped to conform to one or more occlusal surfaces of the patient's teeth. The one or more registration surfaces may be configured to aid in proper positioning or orientation of the orthodontic attachment. When the attachment positioning apparatus is placed on the patient's dentition, the orthodontic attachment is positioned at a specified location with respect to the buccal surface of the tooth.

公开(公告)号：US20210161622A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-03

申请号：US17177071

申请日：2021-02-16

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter WEBBER ,  Jennifer C. CHEN ,  Yan CHEN ,  Bastien PESENTI ,  Crystal TJHIA

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08 ,  G16H50/50 ,  A61C13/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental appliance binding structure. One method can include to create a treatment plan based on a virtual model of a jaw of a patient, wherein the treatment plan includes use of a dental appliance having a first surface that defines a plurality of cavities shaped to receive a plurality of teeth, modify the virtual model of the jaw in a first configuration to include a virtual binding structure on a second surface, the platform shaped to receive a specialized feature that provides one or more force characteristics, select a particular specialized feature as an attachment to the dental appliance, and adjust the virtual model of the jaw from a first configuration to a second configuration, based at least in part on a modeled force provided by the virtual binding structure and the particular specialized feature.