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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Ulab Systems Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Huafeng Wen, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Assignee:
uLab Systems, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61C 13/0013 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for fabricating a dental or oral appliance utilizing support structures. A three dimensional representation of the dentition of a patient may be captured and reconfigured for correcting one or more malocclusions. The oral appliance may be printed upon an inner structure which supports the oral appliance during fabrication. The inner structure may be subsequently removed once the oral appliance is completed.