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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Huafeng Wen, Redwood City, CA (US);
Frank Zhenhuan Liu, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); A61C 7/00 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 9/002 (2013.01); A61C 2007/004 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method for treating a subject's teeth. A target configuration for the subject's teeth is determined. Receiving features are produced on a dental base in response to the target configuration, the receiving features being configured to receive physical tooth models. The physical tooth models are assembled on the dental base to form a physical arch model. A dental aligner is produced using the physical arch model to move the subject's teeth to the target configuration.