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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Yaser Shanjani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bruce Cam, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
John Y. Morton, San Jose, CA (US);
Victor Chen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chunhua Li, Cupertino, CA (US);
Allen R. Boronkay, Mountain View, CA (US);
Srinivas Kaza, Mountain View, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Detection of placement of dental aligners in patient mouth on teeth for indication of wearing compliance. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for detecting wearing, including compliance, and for reliably transferring data, by wired or wireless direct or indirect communication of electronic compliance information to a smartphone. Also described herein are dental appliances that can detect physiological parameters related to respiration and sleep. Also described herein are aligner cases that enable NFC communication with electronic compliance indicator (ECI) devices and Bluetooth communication with smartphones.