公开(公告)号：US20240238069A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18601953

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Inventor： David K. Cinader ,  Rainer Dittmann ,  Michael K. Domroese ,  Thomas K. Mueller ,  Dietmar Blees ,  Özcan Dönmez ,  Daniel D. Oberpertinger ,  Ralf M. Paehl ,  Shane C. Pedersen ,  Nicholas A. Stark ,  Michaela Urban

IPC: A61C7/14

CPC classification number: A61C7/146

Abstract: A method of making a transfer apparatus includes providing a physical mockup having a shape that corresponds to a positive shape of a patient's dental arch and one or more carrier assemblies that each include a crane body releasably connected to an orthodontic appliance. A transfer apparatus may be formed over the physical mockup, with the transfer tray representing a negative replica of at least a portion of the mockup. The transfer apparatus may be used to seat the appliance on a patient's dental arch, after which point the appliance can be separated from the crane body and bonded to the associated tooth.

公开(公告)号：US12023219B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-02

申请号：US17454197

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Inventor： Michael K. Domroese ,  David K. Cinader, Jr. ,  James D. Hansen ,  Richard E. Raby ,  Ralf M. Paehl

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C9/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  A61C9/0053

Abstract: A removable dental appliance may include an appliance body configured to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth of a dental arch of a patient. The appliance body may include a unitary material defining a shell shaped to receive at least one tooth of the patient and a spring member integrally formed with the shell. The spring member may be configured to receive an attachment. The attachment may be configured to affix to the at least one tooth. The spring member may be configured to apply a spring force to the attachment to cause at least one of a rotation, a translation, a tipping, a torqueing, an extrusion, or an intrusion of the at least one tooth toward a desired position of the tooth when the removable dental appliance is worn by the patient.