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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Svetlana Makarenkova, Moscow, RU;
Mikhail Yudashkin, Moscow, RU;
Andrey Cherkas, Krasnoznamensk, RU;
Kristina Anikina, Moscow, RU;
Viktor Sazhaev, Moscow, RU;
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 9/0046 (2013.01); A61C 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems and methods for determining hook and or positioning feature placements during dental treatment planning. A patient's dentition may be scanned and/or segmented. A target tooth may be identified. Hook and or positioning feature placement may be determined based on satisfying manufacturing and clinical constraints. The hook or positioning features can be input into a dental treatment planning system.