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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eldad Taub, Reut, IL;
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/77 (2017.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 11/00 (2006.01); A61C 11/02 (2006.01); A61C 13/34 (2006.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61C 11/08 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/77 (2017.02); A61C 11/001 (2013.01); A61C 11/02 (2013.01); A61C 13/0003 (2013.01); A61C 13/34 (2013.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); A61C 9/0046 (2013.01); A61C 11/08 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for creating a physical teeth model. The method comprises the following steps: providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that comprises at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stump on which a crown is to be fitted or a region on to which a bridge is to be fitted; and preparing a physical model of the jaws of a subject from a blank, based on information from said virtual 3D image.