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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Mitra Derakhshan, Herndon, VA (US);
Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rohit Tanugula, San Jose, CA (US);
Yaser Shanjani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Kimura, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruce Cam, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Yau, Saratoga, CA (US);
Yuxiang Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Ken Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Webber, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
John Y. Morton, San Jose, CA (US);
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for correcting class III malocclusions is disclosed. The system may include a maxilla appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the maxilla and a first coupling for receiving an elastic. The system may also include a mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the mandible. In some embodiments, the system includes a class III corrective appliance having a first mount shaped to engage with the mandibular arch of the patient and having a second coupling shaped to receive the elastic.