公开(公告)号：US08235715B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-07

申请号：US12338336

申请日：2008-12-18

申请人： Eric Kuo

发明人： Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： A61C3/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/146 ,  A61C7/002 ,  B33Y80/00

摘要： A dental template formed of an ultraviolet light-blocking or chemical cure inhibition material configured to restrict the curing of excess adhesive flash during the bonding of orthodontic devices to teeth. The dental template is configured to be positioned over a patient's teeth to guide placement of brackets on the teeth. The brackets are secured to the teeth using adhesive, which is cured by exposure to ultraviolet light or chemically cured. The dental template at least partially blocks ultraviolet light or restricts the chemical cure process from fully curing the adhesive underneath the template so that any exposed adhesive “flash” underneath the template can be easily cleaned after the template is removed from the teeth. The adhesive securing the brackets to the teeth can be fully cured after the “flash” is cleaned.

摘要翻译： 由紫外线阻挡或化学固化抑制材料形成的牙模具，其被配置为在将正畸装置粘合到牙齿期间限制过量粘合剂闪光的固化。 牙科模板被配置为定位在患者的牙齿上方以引导将支架放置在牙齿上。 支架使用粘合剂固定到牙齿上，其通过暴露于紫外线或化学固化而固化。 牙科模板至少部分地阻挡紫外线或限制化学固化过程完全固化模板下方的粘合剂，使得在模板从牙齿上移除之后，可以容易地清除模板下面的任何暴露的粘合剂“闪光”。 将支架固定到牙齿上的粘合剂可以在“闪光”清洁后完全固化。

公开(公告)号：US08235713B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-07

申请号：US11227810

申请日：2005-09-14

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： 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。

公开(公告)号：US20110269092A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-03

申请号：US12772130

申请日：2010-04-30

申请人： Eric Kuo ,  Artem Borovinskih ,  Shiva Sambu

发明人： Eric Kuo ,  Artem Borovinskih ,  Shiva Sambu

IPC分类号： A61C13/00 ,  A61C13/20

CPC分类号： A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C9/0046 ,  B33Y50/02 ,  G06F17/5009

摘要： Orthodontic positioning devices, and related methods and systems, are disclosed for use with one or more orthodontic elastic members. The disclosed devices are configured to couple with an orthodontic elastic member so as to react a force from the elastic member into the appliance to, for example, generate traction forces on the patient's teeth to produce a desired occlusion. A positioning device includes a patient removable tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hook configured to interface with an orthodontic elastic member. The hook can be configured to be offset from a surface of a tooth when the appliance is coupled with the patient's teeth and no elastic member is coupled with the tooth. The hook can be curved so that the hook is more retentive on the aligner. The hook can be reinforced so that the reinforcement resists deformation when the elastic is in place.

摘要翻译： 正畸定位装置以及相关的方法和系统被公开用于一个或多个正畸弹性部件。 所公开的装置被配置为与正牙弹性构件联接，以便使来自弹性构件的力反应到器具中，以便例如在患者的牙齿上产生牵引力以产生所需的闭塞。 定位装置包括患者可移除的牙齿定位装置，其具有接收空腔的牙齿接收空腔，该空腔成形为接收并向患者的牙齿施加弹性定位力。 该器具包括构造成与正畸弹性构件相接合的钩。 当器具与患者的牙齿联接并且没有弹性构件与牙齿联接时，钩可以构造成从牙齿的表面偏移。 钩可以是弯曲的，使得钩在对准器上更加保持。 可以加固钩子，使得当弹性件就位时，加强件可抵抗变形。

公开(公告)号：US20110077913A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12961818

申请日：2010-12-07

申请人： Eric Kuo ,  Vadim Matov ,  Jihua Cheng

发明人： Eric Kuo ,  Vadim Matov ,  Jihua Cheng

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： G06F17/50 ,  A61C13/0004

摘要： A digital data set representing a pre-scanned tooth geometry, including generic crown data, is merged with data representing a scanned patient tooth crown image, which lacks sufficient data to completely represent a complete tooth crown.

摘要翻译： 表示预先扫描的牙齿几何形状的数字数据集合，包括通用牙冠数据，与表示扫描的患者牙齿冠图像的数据合并，其中缺少足够的数据以完全代表完整的齿冠。

公开(公告)号：US20110077768A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-31

申请号：US12963447

申请日：2010-12-08

申请人： Eric Kuo

发明人： Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： G06F17/50

CPC分类号： A61C7/08

摘要： An activatable dental appliance. A concave trough conforms to a plurality of teeth when placed over the plurality of teeth. A first force applying region is configured to apply a first force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth for repositioning the tooth. A second force applying region is configured to be selectively activated, wherein when selectively activated the second force applying region applies a force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth.

公开(公告)号：US07905724B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-15

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：US20100234982A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12787288

申请日：2010-05-25

申请人： Stanley E. Sankaran ,  Eric Kuo ,  Kevin M. Conlon ,  Josh Van Riper

发明人： Stanley E. Sankaran ,  Eric Kuo ,  Kevin M. Conlon ,  Josh Van Riper

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： B65B5/045 ,  B65B35/10 ,  B65B43/123 ,  B65B43/267 ,  B65B43/34 ,  B65B57/00 ,  B65B61/025 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B65/003

摘要： A system for packaging mass-customized items includes a computer system including a database containing item identification information unique to each item; (2) outer container identification apparatus that applies the item identification information received from the database to each outer container in a plurality of outer containers; (3) inner pack identification apparatus that applies the item identification information received from the database to each inner pack in a plurality of inner packs; and (4) inner pack filling apparatus that fills each inner pack with a specific item matched to that inner pack by the item identification information received from the database. Each item is associated with its unique item identification information and is inserted into an inner pack with matching item identification information, and each outer container is presented for loading with one or more inner packs matched to that outer container by the item identification information received from the database.

摘要翻译： 用于包装大量定制物品的系统包括计算机系统，其包括包含每个物品唯一的物品识别信息的数据库; （2）外部容器识别装置，其将从数据库接收的物品识别信息应用于多个外部容器中的每个外部容器; （3）内包装识别装置，其将从数据库接收到的物品识别信息应用于多个内包装中的每个内包装; 和（4）内包装填充装置，通过从数据库接收到的物品识别信息，填充与内包装相匹配的特定物品的每个内包装。 每个项目与其唯一的项目识别信息相关联，并且被插入到具有匹配项目识别信息的内部包装中，并且每个外部容器被呈现为通过从该外部容器接收到的物品识别信息来装载与该外部容器相匹配的一个或多个内部包装 数据库。

公开(公告)号：US20100106518A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12258125

申请日：2008-10-24

申请人： Eric Kuo

发明人： Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： G06Q50/00

CPC分类号： G06Q50/22 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G16H40/20

摘要： In particular embodiments, method, apparatus and system for generating a doctor profile based on one or more parameters associated with the doctor treatment information, generating a patient dental profile based at least in part on a weighting of a plurality of orthodontic-related treatment parameters, and providing one or more doctor referrals based on the generated doctor profile and the generated orthodontic patient profile are provided.

摘要翻译： 在特定实施例中，基于与医生治疗信息相关联的一个或多个参数来产生医生概况的方法，装置和系统，至少部分地基于多个正畸相关治疗参数的加权来生成患者牙齿廓线， 并且基于生成的医生简档提供一个或多个医生转诊，并且提供所产生的正畸患者简档。

公开(公告)号：US20090148803A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US11999984

申请日：2007-12-06

申请人： Eric Kuo

发明人： Eric Kuo

IPC分类号： A61C7/00

CPC分类号： A61C7/08

摘要： An activatable dental appliance. A concave trough conforms to a plurality of teeth when placed over the plurality of teeth. A first force applying region is configured to apply a first force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth for repositioning the tooth. A second force applying region is configured to be selectively activated, wherein when selectively activated the second force applying region applies a force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth.

摘要翻译： 一种可激活的牙科器具。 当放置在多个齿上时，凹槽符合多个齿。 第一施力区域被配置为向所述多个齿的至少一个齿施加第一力以重新定位所述牙齿。 第二施力区域被配置为选择性地启动，其中当选择性地激活时，第二施力区域向多个齿的至少一个牙齿施加力。

公开(公告)号：US20080306724A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-11

申请号：US11760701

申请日：2007-06-08

申请人： Ian Kitching ,  Rene Sterental ,  Eric Kuo ,  Lou Shuman ,  Maia Singer

发明人： Ian Kitching ,  Rene Sterental ,  Eric Kuo ,  Lou Shuman ,  Maia Singer

IPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/002 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G16H50/50

摘要： The present invention provides systems and methods of managing planning and delivery of an orthodontic treatment using planning tools, treatment guidelines, instructions and appointment planning tools customized to the individual patient being treated, as well as tools and methods for tracking delivery and patient progression through an orthodontic treatment plan.