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公开(公告)号:US11779444B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US17322729
申请日:2021-05-17
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Avi Kopelman
IPC: A61C9/00 , A61C7/00 , A61C19/045 , A61C19/04 , A61C13/00 , A61B90/90 , A61B1/00 , A61B1/24 , G16H20/40 , A61B90/00
CPC classification number: A61C19/045 , A61B1/00045 , A61B1/000095 , A61B1/24 , A61B90/90 , A61C7/002 , A61C9/0053 , A61C9/0066 , A61C13/0004 , A61C19/04 , A61B2090/3937 , G16H20/40
Abstract: A device including a coded pattern for use in dental procedures is provided. Related methods and systems are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US11779437B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US16024292
申请日:2018-06-29
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Bruce Cam , John Y. Morton , Vadim Matov , Jun Sato
CPC classification number: A61C7/08 , A61C7/002 , A61C9/0046 , A61F5/566 , A63B71/085
Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing and generating a treatment plan for temporomandibular joint dysfunction where a polymeric shell appliance is utilized to generate one or more activation forces that facilitate tooth movement. The polymeric shell appliances may comprise one or more tooth receiving cavities, in which each of the plurality of tooth receiving cavities is shaped and arranged to provide a counter moment of each of the plurality of teeth.
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公开(公告)号:US11779243B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-10
申请号:US16730870
申请日:2019-12-30
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Huizhong Li , Andrew Jang , Michael Christopher Cole , Yuxiang Wang , Jun Sato , Allen R. Boronkay
CPC classification number: A61B5/1111 , A61B5/0022 , A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , G01B7/18 , G01B7/22 , A61B2562/0261
Abstract: According to the techniques herein, one or more sensors coupled to an aligner are used to sense one or more physical qualities of the aligner to determine whether the physical qualities indicate that the aligner material has relaxed and has, e.g., reduced the force systems applied to teeth and/or that the teeth movement for the stage has slowed down. The sensors may provide a signal that represents whether or not the physical qualities fall below a threshold value. A treatment plan may be modified if needed. These techniques have the potential to make treatment plans faster and more effective by speeding up some stages while making sure some, perhaps other, stages are implemented only after the teeth are near the appropriate position.
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公开(公告)号:US11771531B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-03
申请号:US17571253
申请日:2022-01-07
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Allen R. Boronkay
CPC classification number: A61C8/0096 , A61B17/663 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/36 , A61F5/56 , A61F5/566 , A61B2017/603
Abstract: Systems, methods, devices and apparatus for mandibular advancement or retraction via bone anchoring devices are described herein. In various aspects, an apparatus for treating a patient via mandibular advancement or retraction comprises a plurality of anchoring devices positioned in the patient's intraoral cavity. Each of the plurality of anchoring devices can be positioned in bone of the patient's upper jaw or bone of the patient's lower jaw. One or more connecting structures can be removably coupled to and extend between the plurality of anchoring devices in order to displace the lower jaw anteriorly or posteriorly relative to the upper jaw.
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公开(公告)号:US20230301762A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18103450
申请日:2023-01-30
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Enrique Soltero Borrego , Denis Fadeev , Alexey Kalinichenko , Anatoliy Parpara , Fernando Jose Lopez Diaz , Daniel Antonio Hernandez Lopez , Isidro Salvador Gonzalez Tobias
CPC classification number: A61C13/20 , A61C13/0004
Abstract: A mold for a dental appliance includes a dental arch portion and a beam. The dental arch portion is associated with teeth of a user. The dental arch portion includes a first distal portion, a second distal portion, and an incisor portion disposed between the first distal portion and the second distal portion. The beam extends from the first distal portion to the second distal portion. The beam includes a label portion disposed between the first distal portion and the second distal portion. The label portion forms a label for identification of the mold.
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公开(公告)号:US20230301611A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US18327826
申请日:2023-06-01
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Maayan MOSHE , Shai AYAL , Jonathan COSLOVSKY , Adi LEVIN , Avraham ZULTI , Shai FARKASH
CPC classification number: A61B6/14 , A61B6/463 , A61B6/465 , A61B6/5211 , A61C9/004 , A61N5/103 , A61C9/0053
Abstract: Provided herein are devices and methods generating a panoramic rendering of a subject’s teeth. Methods and processes are provided to image the subject’s teeth with a dental scan. Methods and processes are also provided to automatically 3D render the subject’s teeth with the scan images. Methods and apparatuses are also provided to generate simulated panoramic views of the subject’s dentition from various perspectives.
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公开(公告)号:US20230295365A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-21
申请号:US18186023
申请日:2023-03-17
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Michael Christopher COLE , Peter DORFINGER
IPC: C08F283/01 , B33Y10/00 , B29C64/124 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/10
CPC classification number: C08F283/01 , B33Y10/00 , B29C64/124 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/10 , B29C64/223
Abstract: Provided herein are systems and processes to control multiple temperatures in additive manufacturing. Such temperature control adjusts polymer properties and facilitates processing of materials to form 3D objects. The systems and processed disclosed herein also facilitate the processing of typically difficult-to-process materials and deliver such materials to a photocuring zone configured to photopolymerize materials into 3 dimensional objects with a layer-by-layer process. Such processes can include the steps of heating a resin to a flowable temperature, applying the resin to a carrier, cooling the film to increase viscosity or to solidify the resin, and applying the film containing the resin onto an area being printed, then photocuring the film. Also provided herein are resins and related polymer materials having properties that are tunable with exposure to more than one temperature zone. The formed polymers can include multiple regions of polymer material, each independently having distinct properties. Processes and systems are also provided herein that are configured to produce polymeric materials having multiple regions with distinct properties from a single-component formulation.
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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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