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公开(公告)号：US20230200946A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-29
申请号：US18171303
申请日：2023-02-17
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI , Bruce CAM , Allen R. BORONKAY , Jun SATO , John Y. MORTON , Chunhua LI , Srinivas KAZA
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth. An orthodontic appliance may include a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, and one or more sensors configured to determine tooth movement (based on position and/or orientation) and/or forces applied to the teeth. The sensor may be distributed between attachments and aligners that mate with the attachments.
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公开(公告)号：US20230165662A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-01
申请号：US18160964
申请日：2023-01-27
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： John Y. MORTON , Bruce CAM
CPC classification number: A61C7/08 , A61C7/002 , A61C7/36 , A61C9/0006
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for producing controlled tooth-moving forces are provided. An orthodontic appliance includes one or more occlusal surface features that modify bite forces between opposing teeth during intercuspation to aid in realignment of the teeth. The interception bite forces can be applied between appliance shells on opposing arches, or between an appliance shell and an opposing tooth. These modified bite forces can be used to supply or augment tooth-moving forces, and the tooth moving forces can produce moments to urge rotational movement of a tooth. Also described herein are orthodontic appliances having an occlusal outer surface contours that are distinct from the occlusal inner surface contour within the dental appliance and may be configured to selectively intercuspate.
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公开(公告)号：US20220370170A1
公开(公告)日：2022-11-24
申请号：US17882371
申请日：2022-08-05
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI , Bruce CAM
Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing orthodontic treatment planning are provided. Virtual/Augmented Reality devices can be used to virtually manipulate patient's teeth, modify virtual models of the patient's teeth, analyze the fit of a dental appliance on the patient's teeth, analyze the position of attachment sites for dental appliances, and provide overlays showing forces applied to the patient's teeth. The VR/AR devices can be used by physicians and/or the patient to provide and display treatment planning.
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24.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220287870A1
公开(公告)日：2022-09-15
申请号：US17805153
申请日：2022-06-02
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor： Bruce CAM , Crystal TJHIA , Chunhua LI , Vadim MATOV , John MORTON
Abstract: Improved systems, methods, and devices for treating sleep apnea are provided herein. In one aspect, an intraoral appliance for treating sleep apnea in a patient comprises an appliance shell comprising a plurality of cavities shaped to receive teeth of a jaw of the patient. The appliance shell can comprise an advancement structure arranged to interact with an opposing jaw of the patient so as to displace the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw. The plurality of cavities can comprise cavity geometries shaped to reduce repositioning of one or more received teeth elicited by displacement of the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw.
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公开(公告)号：US20220000585A1
公开(公告)日：2022-01-06
申请号：US17448008
申请日：2021-09-17
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Bruce CAM , Yaser SHANJANI , Edi FRIDMAN , Sergey VINNICHENKO , Jun SATO
Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for monitoring use of an oral appliance in an oral cavity using extra-oral sensor(s). One method includes sensing one or more physical properties of an oral appliance using an extra-oral sensor, providing a compliance signal from the extra-oral sensor, the compliance signal including an electronic representation of the one or more physical properties of the oral appliance, identifying one or more patient compliance factors based on the compliance signal, the one or more patient compliance factors providing a basis to identify an extent of compliance of usage of the oral appliance with an orthodontic treatment plan, and providing one or more compliance indicators based on the one or more patient compliance factors, the one or more compliance indicators providing a basis to indicate the extent of compliance.
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公开(公告)号：US20240415614A1
公开(公告)日：2024-12-19
申请号：US18820778
申请日：2024-08-30
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor： Jun SATO , Bruce CAM , Yaser SHANJANI
Abstract: Embedded sensors and onboard or off-board processing in an aligner case can detect aligner material and/or quality. Material detection can be used for counterfeit detection, or to trigger material specific events. Quality detection can include detection of common aligner failures or defects. A case for a dental appliance may include a tray for supporting the dental appliance, a cover coupled to the tray, and at least one sensor to detect a deformation of the dental appliance. A case for a dental appliance may include a tray for housing the dental appliance, a cover coupled to the tray, and at least one sensor configured to detect a change in material of the dental appliance.
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公开(公告)号：US20240335259A1
公开(公告)日：2024-10-10
申请号：US18749475
申请日：2024-06-20
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Bruce CAM , Yaser SHANJANI , Edi FRIDMAN , Sergey VINNICHENKO , Jun SATO
CPC classification number: A61C7/08 , A61B5/4833 , A61C7/002 , A61C19/04 , A61C2204/007
Abstract: The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for monitoring use of an oral appliance in an oral cavity using extra-oral sensor(s). One method includes sensing one or more physical properties of an oral appliance using an extra-oral sensor, providing a compliance signal from the extra-oral sensor, the compliance signal including an electronic representation of the one or more physical properties of the oral appliance, identifying one or more patient compliance factors based on the compliance signal, the one or more patient compliance factors providing a basis to identify an extent of compliance of usage of the oral appliance with an orthodontic treatment plan, and providing one or more compliance indicators based on the one or more patient compliance factors, the one or more compliance indicators providing a basis to indicate the extent of compliance.
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公开(公告)号：US20230346520A1
公开(公告)日：2023-11-02
申请号：US18350626
申请日：2023-07-11
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor： Mitra DERAKHSHAN , Crystal TJHIA , Rohit TANUGULA , Yaser SHANJANI , Ryan KIMURA , Bruce CAM , Eric YAU , Yuxiang WANG , Ken WU , Peter WEBBER , Jun SATO , John Y. MORTON
CPC classification number: A61C7/36 , A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/10 , B29C64/386
Abstract: A system for correcting class III malocclusions is disclosed. The system may include a maxilla appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the maxilla and a first coupling for receiving an elastic. The system may also include a mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the mandible. In some embodiments, the system includes a class III corrective appliance having a first mount shaped to engage with the mandibular arch of the patient and having a second coupling shaped to receive the elastic.
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公开(公告)号：US20220409343A1
公开(公告)日：2022-12-29
申请号：US17893069
申请日：2022-08-22
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Jun SATO , Ryan KIMURA , Yaser SHANJANI , Ken WU , Bastien PESENTI , Bruce CAM
Abstract: An orthodontic alignment device can have a palatal contour anchorage (PCA) feature that generally matches the shape of the patient's hard pallet. This PCA feature may be built slightly off-set to deliberately push against the patient's palate and/or gingiva to provide anchorage support of staged translation of the teeth. By transferring the required anchorage away from the teeth and onto the palate, through the PCA feature, the adjacent teeth are no longer subjected to unwanted side effects of reaction forces.
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公开(公告)号：US20200214817A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-09
申请号：US16814868
申请日：2020-03-10
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI , Bruce CAM , John Y. MORTON , Jun SATO
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for monitoring either or both the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth and/or the user compliance in wearing the appliance using a biosensor. The apparatuses described herein may include one or more sensors, including biosensors, electrical sensors, or both, configured to generate sensor data related to user compliance and/or repositioning of the patient's teeth by an orthodontic appliance.
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