Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Palatal expanders for controlling crown tipping
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Application No.: US18158451Application Date: 2023-01-23
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Publication No.: US12109090B2Publication Date: 2024-10-08
- Inventor: Fuming Wu , Ryan Kimura , Jeremy Riley , Yaser Shanjani , Norman Su , Jun Sato , Bastien Pesenti , John Y. Morton , Jihua Cheng
- Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Shay Glenn LLP
- The original application number of the division: US15831262 2017.12.04
- Main IPC: A61C7/10
- IPC: A61C7/10 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C9/00 ; A61C13/00 ; G16H40/63 ; G16H40/67 ; G16H50/50 ; G06T17/00

Abstract:
Series of apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate (“palatal expanders”), including rapid palatal expanders, wherein a left tooth engagement region and a right tooth engagement region are configured to add anti-tipping torque to at least one tooth. Left and right tooth engagement regions may include lingual surfaces with at least one lingual protrusion. Left and right tooth engagement regions may have buccally rotated cavities.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230157791A1 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CUSTOMIZING A RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER Public/Granted day:2023-05-25
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