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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Kuo, San Jose, CA (US);
Rick Matty, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Artem Borovinskih, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/12 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01); A61C 7/14 (2013.01); A61C 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthodontic appliance including a shell aligner having a portion accommodating movement of a patient's bracketed teeth between a first position and the second position as elicited by force from an orthodontic braces appliance worn by the patient, related systems and methods.