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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Maurice K. Carrier, Jr., Cary, NC (US);
Phillip Thomas Harris, Cary, NC (US);
Sergey Vinnichenko, Cary, NC (US);
Samuel Blanco, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aleksandr Sergeevich Karsakov, Moscow, RU;
Sebastien Hareng, San Jose, CA (US);
Leon Rasovsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are methods and apparatuses to obtain an image, or a set of images, of a patient's teeth from one or more predetermined viewing angles. These methods and apparatuses may include the use an overlay comprising an outline of teeth for each predetermined viewing angle. The overlay may be used for automatically capturing, focusing and/or illuminating the teeth. Also described herein are methods and apparatuses for using a series of images of the patient's teeth including a set of predetermined views to determine if a patient is a candidate for an orthopedic procedure.