公开(公告)号：US11304778B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US17146465

申请日：2021-01-11

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser Shanjani ,  Bruce Cam ,  Jun Sato ,  John Y. Morton ,  Victor Chen ,  Chunhua Li ,  Allen R. Boronkay ,  Srinivas Kaza

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  H04B5/00 ,  A61B5/389 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61C7/08 ,  H04Q9/00

Abstract: Detection of placement of dental aligners in patient mouth on teeth for indication of wearing compliance. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for detecting wearing, including compliance. In some variations these apparatuses and methods may include a sensor configured to detect deflection of the one or more deflectable structures. In some variations, these apparatuses and methods may include a proximity sensor coupled to the appliance shell and configured to generate sensor data when in proximity with intraoral tissue.

公开(公告)号：US11219506B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16206894

申请日：2018-11-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser Shanjani ,  Bruce Cam ,  Jun Sato

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C19/05 ,  A61C19/045 ,  A61C7/10

Abstract: Detection of a state of an oral appliance (such as an aligner, palatal expander, mandibular repositioning device, etc.) to determine if the oral appliance is functioning properly and/or if it has developed a defect.

公开(公告)号：US10470847B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-12

申请号：US15625872

申请日：2017-06-16

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser Shanjani ,  Bruce Cam ,  Jun Sato ,  John Y. Morton ,  Victor Chen ,  Chunhua Li ,  Allen R. Boronkay ,  Srinivas Kaza

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/0488 ,  A61B5/08 ,  A61C7/08 ,  H04B5/00 ,  H04Q9/00

Abstract: Detection of placement of dental aligners in patient mouth on teeth for indication of wearing compliance. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for detecting wearing, including compliance, and for reliably transferring data, by wired or wireless direct or indirect communication of electronic compliance information to a smartphone. Also described herein are dental appliances that can detect physiological parameters related to respiration and sleep. Also described herein are aligner cases that enable NFC communication with electronic compliance indicator (ECI) devices and Bluetooth communication with smartphones.

公开(公告)号：US10383705B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15625850

申请日：2017-06-16

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser Shanjani ,  Bruce Cam ,  Allen R. Boronkay ,  Jun Sato ,  John Y. Morton ,  Chunhua Li ,  Srinivas Kaza

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C19/04

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.

公开(公告)号：US20190069975A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US16104781

申请日：2018-08-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Bruce Cam ,  Yaser Shanjani ,  Edi Fridman ,  Sergey Vinnichenko ,  Jun Sato

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C19/04 ,  A61B5/00

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 comprising 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.

公开(公告)号：US20180000564A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15199598

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Bruce Cam ,  Crystal Tjhia ,  Rohit Tanugula ,  Dennis Te

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/36 ,  B29C65/08 ,  B29C51/00 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  B29C65/16 ,  B29C69/00 ,  B29C51/26

Abstract: A plastic shell such as an orthodontic aligner has an interior shape that substantially conforms to a current or future dental arch of a patient. The plastic shell includes a hollow feature comprising a cavity. The plastic shell additionally includes an object inserted into the cavity, wherein the object provides structural strength to the plastic shell at a location of the hollow feature and does not interfere with a fit of the plastic shell onto the dental arch of the patient.