公开(公告)号：US10307222B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US14850866

申请日：2015-09-10

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： John Morton ,  Vadim Matov ,  Heng Cao ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Bastien Pesenti

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G06F17/50

Abstract: Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement. Methods and orthodontic systems of the invention include tooth attachments having improved or optimized parameters selected or modified for more optimal and/or effective application of forces for a desired/selected orthodontic movement. Attachments of the present invention can be customized to a particular patient (e.g., patient-customized), a particular movement, and/or a sub-group or sub-set of patients, and configured to engage an orthodontic tooth positioning appliance worn by a patient, where engagement between the attachment and orthodontic appliance results in application of a repositioning force or series/system of forces to the tooth having the attachment and will generally elicit a tooth movement.

公开(公告)号：US20190105829A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-11

申请号：US16215429

申请日：2018-12-10

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jun Sato ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: B29C53/04 ,  B29C53/02 ,  B29C53/36 ,  B29C53/06 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method, computing device readable medium, and devices for dental appliances formed with folded material components. An example of a method of forming a dental appliance, includes forming a shell having a number of tooth apertures configured to receive and reposition a number of teeth of a patient along one jaw of a patient, the shell having a number of specialized components and wherein the number of specialized components are formed from folding multiple sections of the first sheet of material over each other.

公开(公告)号：US12251289B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-18

申请号：US18135564

申请日：2023-04-17

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Heng Cao ,  Vadim Matov ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jon Moss ,  Ryan Kimura

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: A method may include administering to a patient an orthodontic appliance. The orthodontic appliance may include a shell having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and reposition the patient's teeth, at least one of the cavities shaped to apply a resilient repositioning force to move at least one of the patient's teeth from a current arrangement toward a target arrangement, a ridge having a width and a length greater than the width, the ridge configured to apply at least a portion of the resilient repositioning force to the at least one of the patient's teeth, and a modification to a portion of the shell to compensate for a contact of the portion of the shell with the at least one patient's tooth due to positioning of the ridge in one or more of the teeth receiving cavities of the shell.

公开(公告)号：US12186152B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US16358316

申请日：2019-03-19

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： John Morton ,  Vadim Matov ,  Heng Cao ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Bastien Pesenti

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G06F30/00

Abstract: Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement. Methods and orthodontic systems of the invention include tooth attachments having improved or optimized parameters selected or modified for more optimal and/or effective application of forces for a desired/selected orthodontic movement. Attachments of the present invention can be customized to a particular patient (e.g., patient-customized), a particular movement, and/or a sub-group or sub-set of patients, and configured to engage an orthodontic tooth positioning appliance worn by a patient, where engagement between the attachment and orthodontic appliance results in application of a repositioning force or series/system of forces to the tooth having the attachment and will generally elicit a tooth movement.

公开(公告)号：US20240245492A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-25

申请号：US18427260

申请日：2024-01-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser Shanjani ,  Jun Sato ,  Ryan Kimura

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/22 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C8/00 ,  A61C19/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B19/4097

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/22 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C8/00 ,  A61C19/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  G05B2219/42155

Abstract: Methods for fabrication of intraoral appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a digital representation of a patient's dentition; receiving a treatment plan for the patient's dentition; generating a digital model of an intraoral appliance configured to implement at least one treatment stage of the treatment plan, where the intraoral appliance includes a cellular structure including a network of interconnected unit cells; and providing instructions to fabricate the intraoral appliance based on the digital model, where the instructions are configured to cause fabrication of the intraoral appliance from a plurality of additively manufactured layers.

公开(公告)号：US20240180670A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18443001

申请日：2024-02-15

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman ,  Allen Boronkay ,  Peter Webber ,  Vadim Matov ,  Srinivas Kaza ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/36 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4097

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/36 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  B29L2031/753 ,  B29L2031/7532 ,  G05B2219/2647 ,  G05B2219/35134 ,  G05B2219/49007

Abstract: Systems and methods for fabricating dental appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes determining an appliance geometry for a dental appliance, where the appliance geometry includes a first region representing a first shell portion having a first set of cavities configured to receive one or more first teeth at a first side of a dental arch of a patient, a second region representing a second shell portion having a second set of cavities configured to receive one or more second teeth at a second side of the dental arch, and a third region representing an integrally formed arch expander configured to exert forces to increase a width of the dental arch. The method can also include generating instructions for fabricating the dental appliance having the appliance geometry via an additive manufacturing process, and using the instructions to instruct a fabrication system to fabricate the dental appliance.

公开(公告)号：US11793608B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17525669

申请日：2021-11-12

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

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29L2031/7536 ,  B33Y50/02

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230218372A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18178380

申请日：2023-03-03

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Avi Kopelman ,  Allen Boronkay ,  Peter Webber ,  Vadim Matov ,  Srinivas Kaza ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Yaser Shanjani

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  A61C7/14 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/36 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  G05B19/042 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  A61C7/10 ,  B29L31/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  A61C7/14 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/36 ,  G05B19/4097 ,  G05B19/042 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/146 ,  G05B2219/49007 ,  G05B2219/35134 ,  B29L2031/7532 ,  G05B2219/2647 ,  B29L2031/753

Abstract: Methods and systems for digitally designing a plurality of aligners are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an intraoral scan of the patient's teeth, and generating 3D dental model of the patient's teeth using the intraoral scan. The method can include identifying a movement path to move the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement toward a target arrangement through a plurality of intermediate arrangements in accordance with a treatment plan. The method can also include identifying one or more appliance features of at least one aligner, the one or more appliance features including one or more feature regions having one or more feature thicknesses. The method can further include instructing an additive manufacturing machine to directly fabricate the at least one aligner in a layer-by-layer fashion.

公开(公告)号：US11596502B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US14963527

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Peter Webber ,  Ryan Kimura ,  Chunhua Li ,  Srinivas Kaza

IPC: A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/00 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C13/00 ,  B29L31/00

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods, computing device readable medium, devices, and systems having a dental attachment placement structure. One dental attachment placement apparatus includes a body having an attachment placement surface that is to be placed on an attachment affixing surface of a tooth and wherein the attachment placement surface includes a portion that is shaped to allow placement of an attachment at a particular position on the affixing surface of the tooth and a portion of the body having a contour that is shaped to correspond with a contour of an alignment surface of a tooth and when the contour of the body and the corresponding contour is aligned, the attachment is located at the particular position and can be secured to the affixing surface of the tooth.

公开(公告)号：US11202691B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-21

申请号：US16132014

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Heng Cao ,  Vadim Matov ,  John Y. Morton ,  Jon Moss ,  Ryan Kimura

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems including orthodontic tooth positioning appliances. An exemplary appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped such that, when worn by a patient, repositioning the patient's teeth from a first arrangement toward a subsequent or target arrangement. Appliances can include a cavity having one or more shaped features or protrusions shaped and/or positioned so as to apply a desired force to a patient's tooth received in the cavity and move the tooth along a desired path or direction.