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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2021
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Siobhan O'Leary, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Peter Webber, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US);
Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jessica H. Schiltz, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeremy Riley, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ken Wu, San Jose, CA (US);
Kangning Su, Arlington, VA (US);
Yuxiang Wang, Newark, CA (US);
Zhaonan Sun, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Andrei Soldatov, Santa Clara, CA (US);
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A dental attachment placement device comprises a plurality of articulated registration elements shaped for placement on a plurality of teeth, which can facilitate placement, accommodate tooth movement, and improve alignment of the registration elements with the teeth, so as to accurately position an attachment for placement. The plurality of registration elements may comprise one or more attachment supports and one or more retention supports extending from the plurality of registration elements. A dental attachment can be removably coupled to the attachment support. The plurality of registration elements and attachment supports may be located on opposing sides of one or more teeth in order to maintain placement prior to adhering the attachment to the tooth. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of registration elements comprises a tooth registration surface shaped to engage the tooth with a specific position and orientation for accurate positioning of the attachment.