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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/10 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/10 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 8/0096 (2013.01); A61C 1/084 (2013.01);
Abstract
A series of a palatal expanders increasing width can be used to gradually expand a patient's palate. Each palatal expander may have a palatal region flanked by teeth regions. The palatal region can have a plurality of anchor-receiving features (e.g., anchor interfaces) that allow the palatal expander to be attached to temporary anchorage device anchors that have been implanted into the patient's maxilla.