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公开(公告)号:US11759277B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-19
申请号:US16942616
申请日:2020-07-29
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Ariel Shalev , Eran Green , Zakhar Ginzburg , Matthew Durban , Roee Gorfinkel , Ofer Saphier , Tal Verker , Nir Makmel , Eran Ishay , Raphael Levy
Abstract: Removable barrier devices (e.g., sleeves) for covering medical scanning devices to reduce the chance of cross-contamination between patients and/or to protect the scanning devices from physical damage. The barrier device can include a cover that has an integrated window for passing optical signals between the scanning device and an external environment. The cover can include a sleeve that covers a handle portion of the scanning device to prevent contamination of the handle from a user's hand or glove. The cover and sleeve may both be formed of the same flexible material, or the cover may be rigid to maintain the window in a fixed position and the sleeve may be flexible to allow a user to activate a button or touchpad on the handle. An interface region between the cover and sleeve may provide a hermetic seal. The window may include a nanostructured antireflective material to limit internal reflections.
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公开(公告)号:US11752030B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17539113
申请日:2021-11-30
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Avi Kopelman
IPC: A61F5/56
CPC classification number: A61F5/566
Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and apparatus for positioning a patient's mandible in response to sleep apnea status are provided herein. In one aspect, a system for monitoring and treating sleep apnea in a patient comprises one or more sensors configured to monitor the patient for symptoms associated with sleep apnea; an intraoral appliance worn by the patient, one or more processors, and memory comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the one or more processors to: receive a set of sensor data from the one or more sensors, detect, using a machine learning algorithm, onset of a sleep apnea event based on the set of sensor data, and transmit a control signal to the intraoral appliance to cause the intraoral appliance to displace a lower jaw of the patient from a first position to a second position in order to treat the sleep apnea event.
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公开(公告)号:US11751978B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17508880
申请日:2021-10-22
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Avi Kopelman , Jeeyoung Choi
CPC classification number: A61C7/08 , A61C7/002 , Y10T29/4957 , Y10T83/04 , Y10T83/0586
Abstract: Aligners and orthodontic systems are provided. In some embodiments, an aligner includes a polymeric shell including a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities, an interior layer, and an exterior layer. The exterior layer can comprise a discontinuity formed therein. When the aligner is worn on a patient's teeth, the interior layer can interact with the discontinuity to impart one or more forces to facilitate repositioning of the patient's teeth.
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公开(公告)号:US11751977B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17856916
申请日:2022-07-01
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Anatoliy Boltunov , Yury Brailov , Fedor Chelnokov , Roman Roschin , David Mason
CPC classification number: A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , A61C9/004 , G06T7/30 , G06T7/70 , G06T17/00 , G06T19/20 , G16B5/00 , G06T2219/2004
Abstract: Embodiments are provided for digital dental modeling. One method embodiment includes receiving a three-dimensional data set including a first jaw and a second jaw of a three-dimensional digital dental model and receiving a two-dimensional data set corresponding to at least a portion of the first jaw and the second jaw. The method includes mapping two-dimensional data of the two-dimensional data set to the three-dimensional digital dental model by transforming a coordinate system of the two-dimensional data to a coordinate system of the three-dimensional data set. The method includes positioning the first jaw with respect to the second jaw based on the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set. The method includes using at least a portion of the two-dimensional data mapped to the three-dimensional data set as a target of movement of the first jaw with respect to the second jaw in the three-dimensional digital dental model.
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公开(公告)号:US11751974B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-12
申请号:US17450541
申请日:2021-10-11
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Roman A. Roschin , Evgenii Vladimirovich Karnygin , Sergey Grebenkin , Alexey Lazarev , Dmitry Guskov , Ivan Slepynin , Alexey Vladykin , Alexander Vovchenko , Alexander Beliaev
CPC classification number: A61C7/002 , A61C9/0053 , A61C9/0046 , G06T7/0014
Abstract: Provided herein are orthodontic devices and methods for patients with missing or ectopic teeth. Methods and processes are provided to properly number the teeth of a patient's arch after a dental scan. Methods and processes are also provided to automatically detect missing or ectopic teeth after a dental scan. Methods of designing and manufacturing the aligner are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US11737853B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US18175529
申请日:2023-02-27
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Maurice K. Carrier, Jr. , Phillip Thomas Harris , Sergey Vinnichenko , Samuel Blanco , Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov , Sebastien Hareng , Leon Rasovsky
IPC: G09G5/10 , A61C7/00 , A61C19/04 , G06T7/13 , G06V20/50 , G06V10/764 , A61B1/24 , A61B5/00 , G06T7/00 , H04N5/272 , H04N23/56 , H04N23/74 , A61C9/00 , G16H40/63
CPC classification number: A61C7/002 , A61B1/24 , A61B5/6898 , A61C9/0053 , A61C19/04 , G06T7/0012 , G06T7/13 , G06V10/764 , G06V20/50 , H04N5/272 , H04N23/56 , H04N23/74 , G06T2207/30036 , G06T2207/30168 , G06V2201/03 , G16H40/63
Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.
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公开(公告)号:US11737657B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US17972567
申请日:2022-10-24
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Avi Kopelman , Michael Sabina , Nir Makmel , Adi Levin , Arad Zulti , Arthur Hsieh
CPC classification number: A61B1/00142 , A61B1/00103 , A61B1/00172 , A61B1/24 , A61B5/0088 , A61C9/0053 , G16H40/67
Abstract: Apparatuses, including sleeves, intraoral scanning systems to use these sleeves, and methods of using the sleeve, that authenticate the sleeve for use with an intraoral scanning system. Authentication may include verifying that the sleeve is new (unused) and/or verifying that the sleeve is appropriate and/or intended for use with the intraoral scanning system. Once authenticated, operation parameters of the intraoral scanning system can be automatically set based on information from a scanned identifier on the sleeve.
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公开(公告)号:US20230264428A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-24
申请号:US18173588
申请日:2023-02-23
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Paramjot Singh , Joanne L. Lee , Viswanath Meenakshisundaram
IPC: B29C64/393 , B29C64/124
CPC classification number: B29C64/393 , B29C64/124 , B29L2031/753
Abstract: Systems and methods for manufacturing objects are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for producing an additively manufactured object includes determining a viscosity of a curable material to be used to form the additively manufactured object. The method can include determining a temperature of the curable material, based on the viscosity. The method can further include adjusting one or more heat sources configured to heat the curable material, based on the temperature. The method can include applying energy to the curable material to form a portion of the additively manufactured object, after adjusting the one or more heat sources.
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公开(公告)号:US20230263596A1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-24
申请号:US18311186
申请日:2023-05-02
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Allen Boronkay
CPC classification number: A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/14 , A61C7/146 , A61C7/36 , B33Y50/02 , A61C7/10 , B33Y80/00 , G05B2219/2647 , B29L2031/753
Abstract: Methods of planning dental treatments are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes determining a plurality of stages for incremental repositioning of a patient's teeth. The method can include determining, for at least one stage, a shape of a corresponding dental appliance body, and generating instructions for direct fabrication of the dental appliance body. The dental appliance body can include a support formed in a tooth-receiving cavity, one or more coupling structures formed proximate to the support, and an attachment formed proximate to the one or more coupling structures. The dental appliance body can be configured to align the attachment to a predetermined location on a tooth. The one or more coupling structures can be configured to release the attachment with removal of the dental appliance body from the tooth.
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公开(公告)号:US11730574B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US18046353
申请日:2022-10-13
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Srinivas Kaza , Shiva P. Sambu , Kamesh Tata , Michael J. Doung , Long Phan
Abstract: Methods and systems for post-processing molds are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes using a layer-by-layer build process on a polymeric resin to produce a plurality of aligner molds. The method can include transporting the plurality of aligner molds to a resin removal station. The method can also include applying high pressure air to the plurality of aligner molds to remove residual material from the plurality of aligner molds. The residual material can include excess polymeric resin. The method can further include collecting the excess polymeric resin.
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