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公开(公告)号:US20210030516A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:US16942330
申请日:2020-07-29
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Siobhan O'LEARY , Peter WEBBER , Michael Christopher COLE
IPC: A61C7/00 , B29C64/124 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00 , A61C7/14 , A61C7/08
Abstract: Strategies that reduce shrinkage and ultimately warping of parts that are directly fabricated from photopolymer resins. This increases the accuracy of directly fabricated parts, which is essential for patient specific applications. Implementing these strategies can reduce the need for directly fabricated parts to have supporting structures, which can reduce pre-processing and post-processing steps and facilitate an easier route for production level scale of additive manufacturing.
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公开(公告)号:US20210259810A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-26
申请号:US17249253
申请日:2021-02-25
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Siobhan O'LEARY , Peter WEBBER , Jun SATO , Crystal TJHIA , Jessica H. SCHILTZ , Jeremy RILEY , Ken WU , Kangning SU , Yuxiang WANG , Zhaonan SUN , Andrei SOLDATOV
Abstract: A dental attachment placement device comprises a plurality of articulated registration elements shaped for placement on a plurality of teeth, which can facilitate placement, accommodate tooth movement, and improve alignment of the registration elements with the teeth, so as to accurately position an attachment for placement. An orthodontic device may include a plurally of registration element. A plurality of first flexible arms may extend from each registration element on a lingual side. The first flexible arm may have a connected end and a distal end. The distal end may be configured to extend at least part way over the tooth and apply a lingual force to bias the registration element against the tooth. A plurality of attachment supports may each be located on a buccal side of the plurally of registration elements and include an attachment frame that is releasably coupled to an attachment.
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公开(公告)号:US20210259809A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-26
申请号:US17249218
申请日:2021-02-24
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Siobhan O'LEARY , Peter WEBBER , Jun SATO , Crystal TJHIA , Jessica H. SCHILTZ , Jeremy RILEY , Ken WU , Kangning SU , Yuxiang WANG , Zhaonan SUN , Andrei SOLDATOV
IPC: A61C7/08
Abstract: A dental attachment placement device comprises a plurality of articulated registration elements shaped for placement on a plurality of teeth, which can facilitate placement, accommodate tooth movement, and improve alignment of the registration elements with the teeth, so as to accurately position an attachment for placement. The plurality of registration elements may comprise one or more attachment supports and one or more retention supports extending from the plurality of registration elements. A dental attachment can be removably coupled to the attachment support. The plurality of registration elements and attachment supports may be located on opposing sides of one or more teeth in order to maintain placement prior to adhering the attachment to the tooth. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of registration elements comprises a tooth registration surface shaped to engage the tooth with a specific position and orientation for accurate positioning of the attachment.
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公开(公告)号:US20240148475A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US18415636
申请日:2024-01-17
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter WEBBER , Siobhan O'LEARY , Jun SATO
Abstract: Aligner attachment placement devices for placing one or more aligner attachments on teeth. The placement devices can include registration anchors, retention supports, an aligner attachment, and an attachment frame that at least partially surrounds a perimeter of the aligner attachment. The registration anchors can have occlusal contact surfaces that are shaped to register with occlusal surfaces of one or more teeth. The retention supports can have lingual contact surfaces that are shaped to register with lingual surfaces of one or more teeth. The aligner attachments can be shaped to interact with one or more aligners to impart forces on one or more of the teeth. The placement device can include multiple aligner attachments. The attachment frame can include one or more struts that frangibly connect the aligner attachment(s) to the attachment frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20230202114A1
公开(公告)日:2023-06-29
申请号:US18146329
申请日:2022-12-23
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Siobhan O'LEARY , Jun SATO , Rohit TANUGULA , Ryan KIMURA , Allen R. BORONKAY , Huizhong LI , Fuming WU , Jihua CHENG , Jeremy RILEY , Paula ALVARADO
CPC classification number: B29C64/386 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y30/00 , B33Y50/00 , A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , A61C9/004 , B29L2031/753
Abstract: Dental retainer devices are provided. The dental retainer devices can be customized based on patient specific dental anatomy and dental treatment plans. Methods of making the dental retainer devices are also provided. The methods can included additive manufacturing. Methods are also provided for customization of a dental retainer device based on the patient specific anatomy. The methods for customization can include providing a dentist with different options for anterior teeth coverage, posterior teeth coverage, and palatal configurations for the dental retainer devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20210386524A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-16
申请号:US17446268
申请日:2021-08-27
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter WEBBER , Siobhan O'LEARY
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240207020A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-27
申请号:US18600548
申请日:2024-03-08
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter WEBBER , Siobhan O'LEARY
IPC: A61C7/14 , A61C7/00 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/16 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/40 , B29L31/00 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00
CPC classification number: A61C7/146 , A61C7/002 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/145 , A61C7/16 , B29C64/386 , B29C64/40 , B29L2031/7536 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: Dental attachment placement apparatuses and methods for positioning and/or replacing dental attachments when bonding the dental attachments on a patient's teeth. The apparatuses may include a body configured for placement on the patient's dental arch. The body may include receptacles for receiving tooth registration anchors. Each tooth registration anchor may include a first end that is detachably connected to a corresponding dental attachment, and a second end that is shaped and sized to fit into a corresponding receptacle of the body to secure the tooth registration anchor to the body. The second end may be removable from the corresponding receptacle to detach the tooth registration anchor from the body.
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公开(公告)号:US20220183795A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-16
申请号:US17549460
申请日:2021-12-13
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Peter WEBBER , Siobhan O'LEARY
Abstract: Dental attachment placement apparatuses with one or more replacement attachment systems for providing one or more replacement dental attachments. The replacement attachment systems may include a body that is configured to orient and align the apparatus with respect to the teeth. The apparatus may include one or more primary dental attachments coupled to the body, where the body is configured to position the primary dental attachments adjacent to the teeth for bonding. The replacement system can be configured to replace the primary dental attachments and align replacement dental attachments with respect to the teeth.
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公开(公告)号:US20190152152A1
公开(公告)日:2019-05-23
申请号:US16195701
申请日:2018-11-19
Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
Inventor: Siobhan O'LEARY , Jun SATO , Rohit TANUGULA , Ryan KIMURA , Allen R. BORONKAY , Huizhong LI , Fuming WU , Jihua CHENG , Jeremy RILEY , Paula ALVARADO
Abstract: Dental retainer devices are provided. The dental retainer devices can be customized based on patient specific dental anatomy and dental treatment plans. Methods of making the dental retainer devices are also provided. The methods can included additive manufacturing. Methods are also provided for customization of a dental retainer device based on the patient specific anatomy. The methods for customization can include providing a dentist with different options for anterior teeth coverage, posterior teeth coverage, and palatal configurations for the dental retainer devices.
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公开(公告)号:US20250010541A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-09
申请号:US18886729
申请日:2024-09-16
Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Inventor: Siobhan O'LEARY , Peter WEBBER , Michael Christopher COLE
IPC: B29C64/124 , A61C7/00 , A61C7/08 , A61C7/14 , A61C13/00 , B29C64/393 , B33Y10/00 , B33Y50/02 , B33Y80/00
Abstract: Strategies that reduce shrinkage and ultimately warping of parts that are directly fabricated from photopolymer resins. This increases the accuracy of directly fabricated parts, which is essential for patient specific applications. Implementing these strategies can reduce the need for directly fabricated parts to have supporting structures, which can reduce pre-processing and post-processing steps and facilitate an easier route for production level scale of additive manufacturing.
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