公开(公告)号：US20090148814A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US12001248

申请日：2007-12-10

申请人： Chunhua Li ,  Ken Wu ,  Philip Ho ,  Eric Kuo

发明人： Chunhua Li ,  Ken Wu ,  Philip Ho ,  Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： A61C13/34 ,  C09K3/00

CPC分类号： A61C13/20 ,  A61C2204/005

摘要： A dentition model material is comprised of a gypsum composition and an additive, wherein, in response to being scanned, a dentition model produced from the dentition model material is configured to produce a signature associated with the additive.

摘要翻译： 牙列模型材料由石膏组合物和添加剂组成，其中响应于扫描，从牙列模型材料产生的牙列模型被配置为产生与添加剂相关联的签名。

公开(公告)号：US20090035714A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US12286193

申请日：2008-09-29

申请人： Eric Kuo ,  Loc X. Phan

发明人： Eric Kuo ,  Loc X. Phan

IPC分类号： A61C7/08

CPC分类号： A61C7/08 ,  A61C19/063

摘要： The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for orthodontic treatment using elastic repositioning appliances while concurrently providing dental and periodontal therapies. Such therapies are traditionally provided with the use of a variety of accessories and devices which are applied when the repositioning appliance is removed from the patient's mouth. The present invention eliminates the need for such removal and additional devices by incorporating these therapies into the repositioning appliance.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了使用弹性复位装置进行正畸治疗的装置，系统和方法，同时提供牙科和牙周疗法。 传统上使用这种治疗方法可以使用各种附件和装置，当将重新定位装置从患者口中取出时应用。 本发明通过将这些治疗结合到再定位装置中而不需要这种去除和附加装置。

公开(公告)号：US20080300824A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-04

申请号：US11755652

申请日：2007-05-30

申请人： James C. Culp ,  Craig E. Farren ,  Artem Borovinskih ,  Eric Kuo

发明人： James C. Culp ,  Craig E. Farren ,  Artem Borovinskih ,  Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： G01B21/18 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： A system and associated method for selecting or creating an area which meets meet a set of marking criteria, for example, corresponding to a minimum surface area; a maximum slope angle; and a minimum deviation from a specified height. A marking station is directed to mark the selected area that meets the marking criteria.

摘要翻译： 一种用于选择或创建满足一组标记标准的区域的系统和相关方法，例如对应于最小表面积; 最大倾角; 与指定高度的最小偏差。 标记站被指示标记符合标记标准的所选区域。

公开(公告)号：US20080233529A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-25

申请号：US11725790

申请日：2007-03-19

申请人： Eric Kuo ,  Fuming Wu

发明人： Eric Kuo ,  Fuming Wu

IPC分类号： A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/08

摘要： An active dental attachment. Specifically, an attachment device for interacting with a polymeric shell dental appliance is described. The attachment device includes an anchoring attachment body. A bonding surface is coupled to the anchoring attachment body, wherein the bonding surface is configured for anchoring the anchoring attachment body to a dental feature of a patient's dentition. A force-applying active mechanism is coupled to the anchoring attachment body. A polymeric shell dental appliance contact region is coupled to the force-applying active mechanism. The polymeric shell dental appliance contact region is configured to contact the force-applying active mechanism and apply a force generated by the force-applying active mechanism between the dental feature and the polymeric shell dental appliance when the polymeric shell dental appliance engages the force-applying active mechanism.

摘要翻译： 活动牙科附件。 具体地，描述了用于与聚合物壳牙科器具相互作用的附接装置。 附接装置包括锚固附接体。 接合表面联接到锚固附接体，其中，接合表面被构造成用于将锚定附接体锚定到患者牙列的牙齿特征。 力施加主动机构联接到锚固附接体。 聚合物壳牙科用具接触区域与施力作用机构联接。 聚合物壳牙科用具接触区域被配置成接触施加力的机构，并且当聚合物壳牙科器具接合力施加时，施加由力施加主动机构产生的力在牙科特征和聚合物壳牙科器具之间 主动机制。

公开(公告)号：US20080138767A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US11635920

申请日：2006-12-07

申请人： Eric Kuo ,  Robert E. Tricca

发明人： Eric Kuo ,  Robert E. Tricca

IPC分类号： A61C13/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/08 ,  A61C2201/002 ,  A61C2202/02

摘要： A method and system for improving dental esthetics. Specifically, the method includes providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of a type that is removably placeable over a patient's dentition. The polymeric shell dental appliance comprises a concave trough which conforms to at least one tooth when placed over the patient's dentition. In addition, the method includes changing a visual appearance of a segment of the polymeric shell dental appliance. The visual appearance of the segment is changed by applying a thin film to a surface of the segment. In particular, the segment is disposed in a location corresponding to a portion of the patient's dentition that is to be esthetically improved.

摘要翻译： 改善牙科美观的方法和系统。 具体地，该方法包括提供可拆卸地放置在患者牙列上的类型的聚合物壳牙科器具。 聚合物壳牙科器具包括当放置在患者牙列上时符合至少一个牙齿的凹槽。 此外，该方法包括改变聚合物壳牙科器具的片段的视觉外观。 通过将薄膜施加到片段的表面来改变片段的视觉外观。 特别地，该段被布置在与要被美学改进的患者牙列的一部分相对应的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20080083348A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-10

申请号：US11343917

申请日：2006-01-31

申请人： Eric Kuo ,  Ken Wu ,  Robert E. Tricca

发明人： Eric Kuo ,  Ken Wu ,  Robert E. Tricca

IPC分类号： C09K3/00 ,  B65D25/08 ,  B65D69/00 ,  A61B19/02

CPC分类号： A61C9/0026 ,  A61J1/10 ,  A61J1/2027 ,  A61J1/2093

摘要： A dual-chamber package for the constituent materials for preparing an alginate dental impression paste includes a first chamber containing a pre-measured volume of water, and a second chamber, attached to and isolated from, the first chamber, and containing a pre-measured quantity of alginate powder, wherein the quantity of powder and the volume of water are in a pre-determined ratio for making a dental impression paste when mixed together. The powder and the water may be mixed outside of the package by dispensing the water and the powder respectively from the first and second chambers. Alternatively, the powder and water may be mixed within the second chamber by breaching a barrier between the first and second chambers to allow water to flow from the first chamber into the second chamber, after which the alginate dental impression paste is dispensed from the second chamber.

摘要翻译： 用于制备藻酸盐牙印膏的构成材料的双室包装包括：包含预先测量的水体积的第一室和附接到第一室的隔离的第二室，并且包含预先测量的 藻酸盐粉末的量，其中当混合在一起时，用于制造牙印模膏的粉末的量和水的体积是预定的比例。 粉末和水可以通过分别从第一和第二室分配水和粉末而混合在包装外部。 或者，粉末和水可以通过破坏第一和第二室之间的屏障而在第二室内混合，以允许水从第一室流入第二室，之后从第二室分配藻酸盐牙印痕浆 。

公开(公告)号：US20070231765A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-04

申请号：US11756422

申请日：2007-05-31

申请人： LOC PHAN ,  Muhammad Chishti ,  Ross Miller ,  H. Robert Van Den Berg ,  Eric Kuo ,  Jae Ahn ,  Robert Tricca ,  Trang Duong

发明人： LOC PHAN ,  Muhammad Chishti ,  Ross Miller ,  H. Robert Van Den Berg ,  Eric Kuo ,  Jae Ahn ,  Robert Tricca ,  Trang Duong

IPC分类号： A61C7/08

CPC分类号： A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C19/003

摘要： Traditional orthodontic treatment often involves the use of basic repositioning devices, such as braces, and the use of supplementary devices, components or accessories to achieve desired end results. Such components may be mounted on fixed, non-removable devices or they may be part of a removable appliance typically worn prior to the application of the fixed devices. As with traditional treatment, it may be desired to utilize similar components when repositioning teeth with removable elastic repositioning appliances. Due to the nature of elastic appliances, such components may take a variety of forms ranging from readily available traditional accessories to specially created devices. Thus, traditional components may be mounted on or embedded in an elastic appliance, or the appliance may be formed to provide similar components. Likewise, the appliance may be modified to provide additional features for specific orthodontic treatments.

摘要翻译： 传统的正畸治疗通常涉及使用诸如支架之类的基本重新定位装置，以及使用辅助装置，部件或附件来实现期望的最终结果。 这些组件可以安装在固定的不可移动设备上，或者它们可以是通常在施加固定设备之前佩戴的可移除设备的一部分。 与传统治疗一样，当用可移除的弹性重新定位装置重新定位牙齿时，可能需要使用相似的部件。 由于弹性电器的性质，这些组件可以采用各种形式，从容易获得的传统配件到特殊创建的设备。 因此，传统部件可以安装在或嵌入弹性器具中，或者可以将器具形成为提供相似的部件。 同样，可以对器具进行修改以提供特定正畸治疗的附加特征。

公开(公告)号：US07156661B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-02

申请号：US10640439

申请日：2003-08-12

申请人： Woncheol Choi ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Eric Kuo

发明人： Woncheol Choi ,  Jihua Cheng ,  Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： A61C11/00 ,  A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/002

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for matching computer models of two sets of teeth each having corresponding matching regions includes calculating a difference for two sets of teeth shapes; finding the position of one set of teeth with respect to the other set of teeth; calculating a positional difference of the corresponding teeth based on the matching regions; and finding a corrective path to bring one set of teeth to the other set of teeth.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于匹配具有对应的匹配区域的两组齿的计算机模型的系统和方法，包括计算两组齿形的差异; 找到相对于另一组齿的一组齿的位置; 基于匹配区域计算相应齿的位置差; 并找到将一组牙齿带到另一组牙齿的矫正路径。

公开(公告)号：US20060194163A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-31

申请号：US11409306

申请日：2006-04-20

申请人： Robert Tricca ,  Eric Kuo ,  Peter Knopp ,  Choi Woncheol ,  Craig Burns

发明人： Robert Tricca ,  Eric Kuo ,  Peter Knopp ,  Choi Woncheol ,  Craig Burns

IPC分类号： A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/00

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed for forming a pontic in a polymeric shell dental appliance, including providing a polymeric shell dental appliance of the type which is removably placeable over a patient's dentition, said shell having a concave trough which conforms to the teeth when the appliance is placed over the dentition and a location in the trough corresponding to a missing tooth; and depositing a flexible, durably affixed material in the location to form the pontic.

公开(公告)号：US06964564B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-15

申请号：US10206873

申请日：2002-07-26

申请人： Loc X. Phan ,  Muhammad Chishti ,  Ross J. Miller ,  H. Robert Vandenberg ,  Eric Kuo

发明人： Loc X. Phan ,  Muhammad Chishti ,  Ross J. Miller ,  H. Robert Vandenberg ,  Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C3/00

CPC分类号： B29C51/002 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C19/00 ,  B29C47/025 ,  B29K2105/256 ,  B29K2995/0082 ,  B29L2009/00 ,  B29L2031/753

摘要： The present invention provides improved devices, systems and methods for repositioning teeth from an initial tooth arrangement to a final tooth arrangement. Repositioning is accomplished with a system comprising a series of polymeric shell appliances configured to receive the teeth and incrementally reposition individual teeth in a series of successive steps. The individual appliances may be formed from layers having different stiffnesses (elastic moduluses), and the stiffnesses of successive appliances may be different, or both.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于将牙齿从初始牙齿布置重新定位到最终牙齿布置的改进的装置，系统和方法。 重新定位是通过包括一系列聚合物壳装置的系统完成的，其被配置为接收牙齿并在一系列连续的步骤中递增地重新定位各个牙齿。 各个器具可以由具有不同刚度（弹性模量）的层形成，并且连续器具的刚度可以不同，或者两者都是不同的。