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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Ulab Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Huafeng Wen, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Assignee:
uLab Systems Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 9/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for fabricating an oral appliance are described for correcting malocclusions on a dentition of a subject. A three-dimensional representation of the dentition may be captured and a free-form structure having a lattice structure which matches at least part of a surface of the dentition is generated. The lattice structure defines a plurality of open spaces such that the free-form structure is at least partially transparent. The lattice structure may then be manufactured by impregnating or covering a coating into or upon the lattice structure such that the oral appliance is formed.