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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jeeyoung Choi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4957 (2015.01); Y10T 83/04 (2015.04); Y10T 83/0586 (2015.04);
Abstract
In one aspect, an orthodontic appliance can include a shell having a plurality of cavities shaped to receive a patient's teeth. The shell can include an exterior layer and an interior layer having a stiffness less than a stiffness of the exterior layer. A discontinuity can be formed in the exterior layer.