公开(公告)号：AU2019251474A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：AU2019251474

申请日：2019-04-10

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： KOPELMAN AVI ,  KIMURA RYAN ,  SHANJANI YASER ,  RILEY JEREMY ,  SATO JUN ,  GROVE BOB ,  SHIRAZI AGHJARI REZA

IPC: A61C7/10

Abstract: Releasable and removable palatal expander apparatuses (100) for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders") and methods of using and making them. These releasable palatal expanders (100) are adapted for ease in removal by the patient or caregiver, and may include a breach region (167) configured to predictably bend or break when a pulling force is applied. The palatal expander apparatuses (100) described herein may include one or more locks for locking the palatal expander onto the patient's teeth. The lock(s) may be unlocked to release the palatal expander from the teeth. A lock may include a control for manually unlocking the lock. Unlocking the locks may allow the palatal expander to automatically disengage from the patient's teeth.

公开(公告)号：CA3043049A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：CA3043049

申请日：2017-12-04

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC

Inventor： WU FUMING ,  KIMURA RYAN ,  RILEY JEREMY ,  SHANJANI YASER ,  SU NORMAN ,  SATO JUN ,  PESENTI BASTIEN ,  MORTON JOHN Y ,  CHENG JIHUA

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C13/00

Abstract: Methods for designing and fabrication of a series of apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders"). In particular, described herein are methods and apparatuses for forming palatal expanders, including rapid palatal expanders, as well as series of palatal expanders formed as described herein and apparatuses for designing and fabricating them.