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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Mason, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Eric Kuo, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/107 (2006.01); A61C 5/20 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 5/20 (2017.02); A61C 13/0001 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49568 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to orthodontic positioning appliances that represent teeth in desired positions and related systems and methods. An appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth. An appliance can include an outer component having a surface representing teeth in desired positions. An outer component can be integral with an appliance. An outer component can be separate and configured to couple with an appliance main body.