公开(公告)号：US20190282337A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16425829

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Rohit Tanugula ,  John Morton ,  Chunhua Li ,  Bastien Pesenti ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Jeeyoung Choi

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  G06F17/50 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. A first number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the first shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of a second jaw. The first number of bite adjustment structures can have a first shape and location specific to a first stage of the treatment plan. A second number of bite adjustment structures can be formed of a same material as the second shell, extending therefrom and designed to interface with teeth of the second jaw. The second number of bite adjustment structures can have a second shape and location, different than the first shape and location, specific to a second stage of the treatment plan.

公开(公告)号：US20190281272A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16427101

申请日：2019-05-30

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Noam Babayoff

IPC: H04N13/15 ,  G01B11/25 ,  H04N13/207 ,  G06T7/12 ,  A61C19/04 ,  H01L27/148 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B1/06 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/90 ,  H04N13/296 ,  H04N13/271 ,  H04N13/257 ,  G01N21/25 ,  G01J3/50 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01B11/24 ,  A61B5/107 ,  A61B1/247 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61B1/00

Abstract: A device for determining the surface topology and associated color of a structure, such as a teeth segment, includes a scanner for providing depth data for points along a two-dimensional array substantially orthogonal to the depth direction, and an image acquisition means for providing color data for each of the points of the array, while the spatial disposition of the device with respect to the structure is maintained substantially unchanged. A processor combines the color data and depth data for each point in the array, thereby providing a three-dimensional color virtual model of the surface of the structure. A corresponding method for determining the surface topology and associate color of a structure is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US10406753B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US16041532

申请日：2018-07-20

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman ,  Eldad Taub

IPC: B29C64/386 ,  A61C5/77 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/20 ,  A61C13/09 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G16H20/40

Abstract: A dental prosthesis is made by externally machining successive layers of wax, each of which is formed on a previous prosthesis layer and/or on a coping. Each wax layer is used to form a mold in situ over the previous prosthesis layer/coping, and the appropriate prosthesis material is cast or otherwise molded to conform to the wax layer by the mold.

公开(公告)号：US20190269485A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16410949

申请日：2019-05-13

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Gilad ELBAZ ,  Erez LAMPERT ,  Yossef ATIYA ,  Avi KOPELMAN ,  Ofer SAPHIER ,  Maayan MOSHE ,  Shai AYAL ,  Michael SABINA ,  Eric KUO ,  Assaf WEISS ,  Doron MALKA ,  Eliahou Franklin NIZARD ,  Ido TISHEL

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/06

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating a model of a subject's teeth. Described herein are intraoral scanning methods and apparatuses for generating a three-dimensional model of a subject's intraoral region (e.g., teeth) including both surface features and internal features. These methods and apparatuses may be used for identifying and evaluating lesions, caries and cracks in the teeth. Any of these methods and apparatuses may use minimum scattering coefficients and/or segmentation to form a volumetric model of the teeth.

公开(公告)号：US20190254792A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-22

申请号：US16400869

申请日：2019-05-01

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Allen R. Boronkay ,  Avi Kopelman ,  Srinivas Kaza

IPC: A61C13/34 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/103 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C8/00

Abstract: A dental model and related systems and methods, including a first component representing a portion of a patient's jaw and a second component that is demountably attachable to the first component, and a second component representing a dental structure of interest, such as the remaining portion of a tooth or a dental implant.

公开(公告)号：US20190244694A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16235449

申请日：2018-12-28

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Robert Arnone ,  Eric Kuo ,  Douglas Bukaty

IPC: G16H10/60 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  A61C7/00

CPC classification number: G16H10/60 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/002 ,  G06F19/325 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q50/24

Abstract: Method and system for providing an orthodontic profile indexing and treatment plan including comparing an initial patient condition in each of a plurality of dentition categories with one or more reference conditions in each of the plurality of dentition categories, wherein each of the one or more reference conditions has a corresponding representation, selecting at least one reference condition in one or more of the plurality of dentition categories, where each selected reference condition is similar to the initial patient condition in a same dentition category, and generating a patient identifier based on the corresponding representations of each selected reference condition is provided.

公开(公告)号：US20190244264A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16387291

申请日：2019-04-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Amir Abolfathi ,  Ike Udechuku ,  Beth Ann Cooney ,  Keith Wolf

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B33Y50/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/06 ,  B33Y50/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G06Q50/22 ,  G06Q50/24 ,  G16H10/60

Abstract: A virtual health-care electronic commerce community includes a network to communicate information relating to the community; one or more patients coupled to the network; one or more treating professionals coupled to the network; and a server coupled to the network, the server storing data for each patient and performing patient data visualization in response to a user request.

公开(公告)号：US20190239984A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-08

申请号：US16384692

申请日：2019-04-15

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter WEBBER

IPC: A61C7/12 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/12 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. The first shell can be designed to interface with a first surface of a plurality of surfaces of an attachment structure to provide a first engagement force specific to a first stage of the treatment plan. The second shell can be designed to interface with a second surface of the plurality of surfaces of the attachment structure attached to the at least one tooth of the first jaw to provide a second engagement force specific to a second stage of the treatment plan.

公开(公告)号：US20190231490A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16258516

申请日：2019-01-25

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Michael SABINA ,  Avi KOPELMAN ,  Eric KUO ,  Gilad ELBAZ ,  Assaf WEISS ,  Doron MALKA ,  Ofer SAPHIER ,  Eliahou Franklin NIZARD ,  Ido TISHEL ,  Shai AYAL ,  Maayan MOSHE

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  A61B5/00

CPC classification number: A61C9/0053 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00172 ,  A61B1/00186 ,  A61B1/0638 ,  A61B1/0646 ,  A61B1/24 ,  A61B5/0062 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0086 ,  A61B5/0088 ,  A61B5/4547 ,  A61B6/145 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  A61C13/0019 ,  A61C13/34 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06T2200/24 ,  G06T2207/30036 ,  G06T2210/41

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin.

公开(公告)号：US20190231478A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16256914

申请日：2019-01-24

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  A61C9/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/10 ,  A61B2034/102 ,  A61B2034/105 ,  A61C1/082 ,  A61C9/0053 ,  A61C13/0004 ,  G16H50/50

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved visual prosthetic and orthodontic treatment planning are provided herein. In some aspects, a method for preparing a tooth of a patient is disclosed. The method may comprise building a model of a dentition of the patient including a model of the initial shape of tooth. The method may also include determining a final prepared shape of the tooth. In some aspects, the method may also include generating a treatment plan comprising a plurality of steps to modify the initial shape of the tooth to the final prepared shape of the tooth. The method may also include rendering visualizations for the plurality of steps of the treatment plan. The visualizations may depict the removal of tooth material to modify the initial shape of the tooth to the final prepared shape of the tooth.