公开(公告)号：US20220296341A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17833532

申请日：2022-06-06

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Artem BOROVINSKIH ,  Anton TEREKHOV ,  Rene STERENTAL ,  Mikhail MINCHENKOV ,  Ivan PAVLOV

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C19/05

Abstract: An orthodontic positioning device and methods for making an orthodontic positioning device including a first patient removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth provided in one of an upper jaw and a lower jaw. The first appliance includes a hook configured to receive an orthodontic elastic band. The orthodontic positioning device also includes a second patient removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth provided in the other of the upper jaw and the lower jaw. The second appliance includes a cutout operable to expose an orthodontic elastic band receiving member.