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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2021
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Michael K. Domroese, Woodbury, MN (US);
David K. Cinader, Jr., Woodbury, MN (US);
James D. Hansen, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Richard E. Raby, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Ralf M. Paehl, Melle, DE;
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Abstract
A removable dental appliance may include an appliance body configured to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth of a dental arch of a patient. The appliance body may include a unitary material defining a shell shaped to receive at least one tooth of the patient and a spring member integrally formed with the shell. The spring member may be configured to receive an attachment. The attachment may be configured to affix to the at least one tooth. The spring member may be configured to apply a spring force to the attachment to cause at least one of a rotation, a translation, a tipping, a torqueing, an extrusion, or an intrusion of the at least one tooth toward a desired position of the tooth when the removable dental appliance is worn by the patient.