公开(公告)号：US20230363704A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18316228

申请日：2023-05-11

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Zijie ZHU ,  Wesly WONG ,  Byong-Ho PARK ,  Fred TING ,  Yaser SHANJANI ,  Zhichao ZHANG ,  Kangning SU ,  Hongling CHEN ,  Jun SATO ,  Srinivas KAZA ,  Maria LVOVA ,  Olga LIKHACHEVA

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61B5/4833 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for electronic devices associated with monitoring a patient's use of an intraoral dental appliance. The monitoring electronics may communicate with near-field communication (NFC) signals. An NFC booster is disclosed to improve NFC data transfer between the electronic devices that monitor patient usage and communication devices. NFC boosters may be included within dental appliance cases and/or mobile phone cases. Also described are method and apparatuses for mounting the monitoring electronics onto the dental appliance. Also described are compact sensors, e.g., capacitive sensors, that may be included as part of a monitoring electronics unit.

公开(公告)号：US20220370654A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17750288

申请日：2022-05-20

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Fred TING ,  Wesly WONG ,  Zijie ZHU ,  Byong-Ho PARK ,  Jun SATO ,  Bruce CAM ,  Yaser SHANJANI ,  Hongling CHEN ,  Zhichao ZHANG

IPC: A61L2/00 ,  A61L2/24

Abstract: Apparatuses for sanitizing and/or sterilizing a dental/orthodontic appliance are described herein. These apparatuses may include an internal chamber in which one or more sanitizing/sterilizing modes, such as UV light (e.g., UVC light), ultrasound, heat, etc. may be applied to an appliance.