Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Attachments for handling and tracking fabricated custom objects
-
Application No.: US17117880Application Date: 2020-12-10
-
Publication No.: US11975463B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Gabor Lukacs , Jack Shaw , Alexey Kalinichenko , Arthur George Butz , Mehdi Mojdeh , Enrique Soltero Borrego
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: AlignTechnology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: AlignTechnology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: LOWENSTEIN SANDLER LLP
- Main IPC: A61C13/34
- IPC: A61C13/34 ; A61C7/08 ; A61C13/00 ; B29C33/30 ; B29C33/38 ; B33Y80/00 ; A61C7/00

Abstract:
Embodiments relate to a pre-fabricated attachment for fabricating custom objects. In one embodiment, a system includes a mold and a pre-fabricated attachment. The mold includes a physical model of a dental arch of a patient and one or more first features. An orthodontic aligner is to be formed over the physical model. The pre-fabricated attachment includes one or more second features configured to removably attach to the one or more first features. The pre-fabricated attachment further includes a traceability component configured to be used to determine one or more identifiers corresponding to the mold. The pre-fabricated attachment further includes a handling component configured to be secured by a robot or person to transport the mold and pre-fabricated attachment during production of the orthodontic aligner. The pre-fabricated attachment may be reused.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210178639A1 ATTACHMENTS FOR HANDLING AND TRACKING FABRICATED CUSTOM OBJECTS Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
Information query