公开(公告)号：US20210169618A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-10

申请号：US17115077

申请日：2020-12-08

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： James NISHIMUTA ,  Jun SATO

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/08

Abstract: A first appliance and a second appliance comprise engagement surfaces that provide mandibular relocation forces and forces to limit lateral movement of the jaw, such as opposing inclined surfaces on opposite sides of the mouth. In some embodiments, engagement surfaces between oral appliances comprise a curvature difference, which allows engagement at differing angles and positions.

公开(公告)号：US20200214817A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16814868

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI ,  Bruce CAM ,  John Y. MORTON ,  Jun SATO

IPC: A61C19/04 ,  A61K49/00 ,  A61B5/11 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61B5/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for monitoring either or both the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth and/or the user compliance in wearing the appliance using a biosensor. The apparatuses described herein may include one or more sensors, including biosensors, electrical sensors, or both, configured to generate sensor data related to user compliance and/or repositioning of the patient's teeth by an orthodontic appliance.

公开(公告)号：US20200046461A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16544798

申请日：2019-08-19

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI ,  Bruce CAM ,  Allen R. BORONKAY ,  Jun SATO ,  John Y. MORTON ,  Chunhua LI ,  Srinivas KAZA

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C19/04

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for monitoring the performance of an orthodontic appliance for repositioning a patient's teeth. An orthodontic appliance may include a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient's teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, and one or more sensors configured to determine tooth movement (based on position and/or orientation) and/or forces applied to the teeth. The sensor may be distributed between attachments and aligners that mate with the attachments.

公开(公告)号：US20190262101A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-29

申请号：US16147031

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI ,  Jun SATO ,  Ryan KIMURA

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  G05B19/4097

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：US20190231477A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16206894

申请日：2018-11-30

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Yaser SHANJANI ,  Bruce CAM ,  Jun SATO

IPC: A61C7/00 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10

CPC classification number: A61C7/002 ,  A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/36 ,  A61C19/045 ,  A61C19/05 ,  A61C2204/005

Abstract: Detection of a state of an oral appliance (such as an aligner, palatal expander, mandibular repositioning device, etc.) to determine if the oral appliance is functioning properly and/or if it has developed a defect.

公开(公告)号：US20190125497A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-02

申请号：US16176860

申请日：2018-10-31

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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

IPC: A61C7/36 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/00

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：US20190021817A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US16041606

申请日：2018-07-20

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/14

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：US20240390111A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18791414

申请日：2024-07-31

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Fuming WU ,  Ryan KIMURA ,  Jeremy RILEY ,  Yaser SHANJANI ,  Norman SU ,  Jun SATO ,  Bastien PESENTI ,  John Y. MORTON ,  Jihua CHENG

IPC: A61C7/10 ,  A61C7/00 ,  A61C9/00 ,  A61C13/00 ,  G06T17/00 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H40/67 ,  G16H50/50

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：US20240358477A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18769740

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Jun SATO ,  Yuxiang WANG

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/00

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/002

Abstract: A system may include a body having a palatal portion of a first material and a surface shaped to match a shape of a patient's palate and extending between first tooth engagement structures shaped to engage teeth on a first side of a patient's arch and second tooth engagement structures shaped to engage teeth on a second side of a patient's arch and a reinforcement structure within the palatal portion, wherein the reinforcement structure includes at least one fiber fabricated of a second material, different than the first material, and a dimension of the at least one fiber at a middle portion between respective ends of the at least one fiber is greater than a dimension of the respective ends of the at least one fiber.

公开(公告)号：US20240299137A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18600581

申请日：2024-03-08

Applicant: Align Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Jun SATO ,  Jordan HARM ,  Jeremy RILEY ,  Ryan KIMURA ,  Domingo CASTRO ,  Jeffrey McGUIRE ,  Ling-Yee Angela WONG

IPC: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10

CPC classification number: A61C7/08 ,  A61C7/10

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (devices, systems, etc.) for simultaneously applying both palatal expansion and anterior force to a subject's teeth. An orthodontic apparatus may include a palatal region extending between two or more tooth engagement regions and one or more elastic band attachments projecting laterally and/or anteriorly form the tooth engagement region(s) that securely couple an elastic band to a headgear. These methods and apparatuses may be used for nonsurgical correction of Class III malocclusions during maxillary palatal expansion treatment or during a holding period of the palatal expansion treatment, e.g., following recent palatal expansion.