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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Eric P. Meyer, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Roman A. Roschin, Moscow, RU;
Tzishing Jesse Lim, Mountain View, CA (US);
Palak Mittal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephan Albert Alexandre Dumothier, Houston, TX (US);
Norman C. Su, San Jose, CA (US);
Huameng Ivan Chu, San Mateo, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems that utilize a cheek retractor and/or a mobile device holder. The cheek retractor includes a first and a second lip holder to hold a cheek away from a mouth of a user to expose teeth of the user. A mobile device holder can receive a mobile device to capture images of the patient's teeth. These systems may be useful for case assessment and/or dental treatments.