公开(公告)号：US20240335149A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18624107

申请日：2024-04-01

申请人： Align Technology, Inc.

发明人： Byong-Ho PARK ,  Sheyda NAZARIAN ,  Sangshik PARK ,  Zijie ZHU ,  Fred TING ,  Yixin XU ,  Vincent YEH ,  Hunho JO ,  Wesly WONG ,  Zhichao ZHANG ,  Robert NETTLES-MILLER

IPC分类号： A61B5/22 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/08

CPC分类号： A61B5/228 ,  A61B5/0816 ,  A61B5/0826 ,  A61B5/4557 ,  A61B5/682 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B2562/0271

摘要： Pressure sensor modules adapted for use with a dental appliance may include one or more pressure sensors encapsulated within a sealed cavity in which one or more walls of the sealed cavity are deformable so as to transduce pressure from outside of the cavity, due to deformation or movement of the dental appliance and/or the environment around the dental appliance, including the environment within a patient's mouth when wearing the dental appliance. Also described herein are method of making and using these apparatuses to identify and/or monitor the dental appliance, a patient condition and/or an orthodontic treatment. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for identifying and/or characterizing sleep apnea using these pressure sensor modules.