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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Yaser Shanjani, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeremy Riley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ryan Kimura, San Jose, CA (US);
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
Norman Su, San Jose, CA (US);
Jihua Cheng, San Jose, CA (US);
Fuming Wu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Palatal expander apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate ('palatal expanders') and methods of using and making them. The palatal expanders may include tooth engagement regions connected by a palatal region that is configured to apply force between the tooth engagement regions. At least a portion of the palatal region may be configured to have a clearance from the patient's mid-palatal region when the palatal expander is worn by the patient. The clearance between the palatal region and the patient's palate may decrease from the patient's mid-palatal region laterally toward the tooth engagement regions.