公开(公告)号：US12239507B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-04

申请号：US18220324

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

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

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

Abstract: An example removable dental appliance includes an appliance body configured to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth of a dental arch of a patient. The appliance body includes a shell shaped to engage a tooth in an initial position and a gingival ridge extending from a mesial interproximal region along a gingival edge of the shell to a distal interproximal region. The gingival ridge is configured to engage a lingual or labial surface of the tooth below a height of contour of the tooth to enable the appliance body to apply a force vector at a contact point on the tooth to cause movement of the tooth toward a desired position of the tooth when the removable dental appliance is worn by the patient.

公开(公告)号：US12076210B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US18077593

申请日：2022-12-08

Applicant: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Inventor： Richard E. Raby

IPC: A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/141 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/148

Abstract: An orthodontic bracket can include a bracket body. The bracket body can include an outer body. The bracket body can also include an inner body coupled to the outer body. The orthodontic bracket can include a bracket base configured to couple to a tooth. The inner body of the outer body is disposed between the outer body and the bracket base.

公开(公告)号：US12036092B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17417508

申请日：2019-11-06

Applicant: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Inventor： Richard E. Raby ,  Eric S. Hansen ,  Joseph R. Dufour

IPC: A61C9/00 ,  G06T7/00 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T7/37 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G16H30/40

CPC classification number: A61C9/0053 ,  G06T7/0012 ,  G06T7/11 ,  G06T7/33 ,  G06T7/37 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G16H30/40 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/10081 ,  G06T2207/10088 ,  G06T2207/30036 ,  G06T2210/41

Abstract: A method to combine dental anatomy data includes, by the use of a computing device: receiving volumetric dental data and superficial dental data; segmenting the crowns of the volumetric dental data from the roots of the volumetric dental data; segmenting the crowns of the superficial dental data from the gingiva of the superficial dental data; transforming superficial dental data of the crowns to substantially align with volumetric dental data of the crowns; stitching the transformed superficial dental data of the crowns to volumetric dental data of the crowns; and outputting for display an image data based on the combined dental data.

公开(公告)号：US12263058B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-01

申请号：US17784736

申请日：2020-12-17

Applicant: Solventum Intellectual Properties Company

Inventor： David K. Cinader, Jr. ,  Richard E. Raby ,  Joseph R. Dufour ,  Daniel J. Skamser ,  Jeremy A. Schmoll ,  Michael K. Domroese

IPC: A61C7/14 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/16

Abstract: The present disclosure describes articles, systems, and techniques including an additive manufactured orthodontic attachment including a body defining a retaining member configured to retain the article in a recess defined by a shell of a transfer tray; a coupling portion configured to engage a tool for insertion of the attachment into the recess of the transfer tray; and a bonding surface configured to bond the attachment to a portion of an outer surface of a tooth of a patient.

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.