公开(公告)号：WO2009097054A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-06

申请号：PCT/US2008/086647

申请日：2008-12-12

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. ,  CAO, Heng ,  MATOV, Vadim ,  MORTON, John ,  MOSS, John ,  KIMURA, Ryan

Inventor： CAO, Heng ,  MATOV, Vadim ,  MORTON, John ,  MOSS, John ,  KIMURA, Ryan

IPC: A61C7/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems including orthodontic tooth positioning appliances. An exemplary appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped such that, when worn by a patient, repositioning the patient's teeth from a first arrangement toward a subsequent or target arrangement. Appliances can include a cavity having one or more shaped features or protrusions shaped and/or positioned so as to apply a desired force to a patient's tooth received in the cavity and move the tooth along a desired path or direction.

Abstract translation: 本发明提供了包括正牙齿定位装置的方法和系统。 示例性器具可以包括牙齿接收空腔，其形状使得当患者佩戴时，将患者的牙齿从第一布置重新定位成后续或目标布置。 器具可以包括具有成形和/或定位的一个或多个成形特征或突起的空腔，以便对容纳在空腔中的患者牙齿施加期望的力并沿着期望的路径或方向移动牙齿。

公开(公告)号：WO2019018784A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：PCT/US2018/043118

申请日：2018-07-20

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： SATO, Jun ,  KIMURA, Ryan ,  SHANJANI, Yaser ,  WU, Ken ,  PESENTI, Bastien ,  CAM, Bruce

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C8/00

Abstract: An orthodontic alignment device can have a palatal contour anchorage (PCA) feature that generally matches the shape of the patient's hard pallet. This PCA feature may be built slightly off-set to deliberately push against the patient's palate and/or gingiva to provide anchorage support of staged translation of the teeth. By transferring the required anchorage away from the teeth and onto the palate, through the PCA feature, the adjacent teeth are no longer subjected to unwanted side effects of reaction forces.

公开(公告)号：WO2010059988A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：PCT/US2009/065402

申请日：2009-11-20

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. ,  MORTON, John ,  MATOV, Vadim ,  CAO, Heng ,  KIMURA, Ryan ,  CHENG, Jihua ,  PESENTI, Bastien

Inventor： MORTON, John ,  MATOV, Vadim ,  CAO, Heng ,  KIMURA, Ryan ,  CHENG, Jihua ,  PESENTI, Bastien

IPC: A61C3/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/14 ,  G06F17/10 ,  G06F17/50

Abstract: Orthodontic systems and related methods are disclosed for designing and providing improved or more effective tooth moving systems for eliciting a desired tooth movement and/or repositioning teeth into a desired arrangement. Methods and orthodontic systems of the invention include tooth attachments having improved or optimized parameters selected or modified for more optimal and/or effective application of forces for a desired/selected orthodontic movement. Attachments of the present invention can be customized to a particular patient (e.g., patient-customized), a particular movement, and/or a sub-group or sub-set of patients, and configured to engage an orthodontic tooth positioning appliance worn by a patient, where engagement between the attachment and orthodontic appliance results in application of a repositioning force or series/system of forces to the tooth having the attachment and will generally elicit a tooth movement.

Abstract translation: 公开了正畸系统和相关方法，用于设计和提供改进的或更有效的牙齿移动系统，用于引起期望的牙齿运动和/或将牙齿重新定位成期望的布置。 本发明的方法和矫正系统包括具有改进或优化的参数的牙齿附件，所述参数被选择或修改以更好地和/或有效地施加用于所需/选择的正畸运动的力。 本发明的附件可以针对特定患者（例如，患者定制），特定运动和/或患者的子组或子组进行定制，并且被配置为接合正畸牙定位装置 患者，其中附件和正畸装置之间的接合导致对具有附件的牙齿施加重新定位力或者一系列/系统的力并且将通常引起牙齿移动。

公开(公告)号：WO2019200008A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：PCT/US2019/026842

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：WO2018102770A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：PCT/US2017/064340

申请日：2017-12-01

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： SATO, Jun ,  SHANJANI, Yaser ,  KIMURA, Ryan

IPC: A61C7/10

CPC classification number: A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: A removable arch adjustment appliance includes a removable shell having a plurality of cavities formed therein, wherein the plurality of cavities are shaped to receive at least one posterior tooth of a patient on each side of a patient's jaw. The shell can include an elastic transpalatal element that spans a palate of the patient and provides force to expand at least one of the spaces between the posterior teeth on each side of a patient's jaw or the palate of the patient. The transpalatal element can include a predetermined force characteristic, a number of force control elements to control the force provided by the transpalatal element, and/or a regulating structure to balance and direct the force provided by the transpalatal element, wherein the transpalatal element has a width specific to a stage of a treatment plan.

公开(公告)号：WO2019089782A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：PCT/US2018/058495

申请日：2018-10-31

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： DERAKHSHAN, Mitra ,  TJHIA, Crystal ,  TANUGULA, Rohit ,  SHANJANI, Yaser ,  KIMURA, Ryan ,  CAM, Bruce ,  YAU, Eric ,  WANG, Yuxiang ,  WU, Ken ,  WEBBER, Peter ,  SATO, Jun ,  MORTON, John Y.

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  B29C64/106 ,  B29C64/386 ,  B29C64/40 ,  B29L2031/7536 ,  B33Y50/02

Abstract: A system for correcting class III malocclusions is disclosed. The system may include a maxilla appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the maxilla and a first coupling for receiving an elastic. The system may also include a mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the mandible. In some embodiments, the system includes a class III corrective appliance having a first mount shaped to engage with the mandibular arch of the patient and having a second coupling shaped to receive the elastic.

公开(公告)号：WO2019068032A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：PCT/US2018/053621

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： SHANJANI, Yaser ,  SATO, Jun ,  KIMURA, Ryan

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  B33Y80/00 ,  A61C19/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C8/00

Abstract: Described herein are intraoral appliances with adaptive cellular materials and structures to provide enhanced mechanical properties and orthodontic functionality, and related methods. The described appliances may have higher Young's modulus and elongation rate than appliances made from conventional materials. Further, the described appliances may have desirable non-linear force/strain profiles. Additionally, the control provided by using cellular structures allow for increased customization for individual patients. Thus, the described appliances may be more effective, have longer appliance lifetimes and/or provide less discomfort to patients.

公开(公告)号：WO2018102811A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：PCT/US2017/064490

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.

公开(公告)号：WO2018102809A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：PCT/US2017/064486

申请日：2017-12-04

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： SHANJANI, Yaser ,  RILEY, Jeremy ,  KIMURA, Ryan ,  SATO, Jun ,  SU, Norman ,  CHENG, Jihua ,  WU, Fuming

IPC: A61C7/10

Abstract: Palatal expander apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate ("palatal expanders") and methods of using and making them. These palatal expanders may be configured to have a variable surface smoothness on one side (e.g., the lingual-facing surface) compared to the opposite side (e.g., the palatal- facing surface). These palatal expanders may be configured to have a varying thickness in the palatal region. These palatal expanders may be adapted for ease in removal by the patient or caregiver (e.g., including a hinged region and/or detachment region, and/or including a thinner buccal side then occlusal side, etc.).

公开(公告)号：WO2017007964A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：PCT/US2016/041391

申请日：2016-07-07

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： KOPELMAN, Avi ,  BORONKAY, Allen ,  WEBBER, Peter ,  MATOV, Vadim ,  KAZA, Srinivas ,  KIMURA, Ryan ,  SHANJANI, Yaser

IPC: A61C7/08

CPC classification number: A61C7/08

Abstract: Method and system comprising one or more processors configured with instructions to perform said method for fabricating an orthodontic appliance comprising an integrally formed component, the method comprising: determining a movement path to move one or more teeth from an initial arrangement to a target arrangement; determining an appliance geometry for an orthodontic appliance comprising a shell and one or more integrally formed components, wherein the shell comprises a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to move the one or more teeth from the initial arrangement to the target arrangement; and generating instructions for direct fabrication of the orthodontic appliance wherein the appliance is made of more than one material or thickness or comprises a plurality of arms.

Abstract translation: 包括一个或多个处理器的方法和系统，所述处理器配置有执行所述用于制造包括整体形成的部件的矫正器具的方法的指令，所述方法包括：确定将一个或多个牙齿从初始布置移动到目标布置的移动路径; 确定用于正畸装置的器具几何形状，其包括壳体和一个或多个整体形成的部件，其中所述壳体包括多个齿接收空腔，所述齿形成为将所述一个或多个牙齿从所述初始布置移动到所述目标布置; 以及产生用于直接制造所述矫正器具的指令，其中所述器具由多于一种材料或厚度制成或包括多个臂。