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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Avi Kopelman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Y. Morton, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/05 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01); A61B 6/51 (2024.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/34 (2006.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06T 19/20 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/05 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01); A61B 6/51 (2024.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 9/0046 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); A61C 13/34 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining biting occlusion of a patient's teeth including generating a first 3D digital model of the patient's lower arch in non-occlusion. A second 3D digital model of the patient's upper arch in non-occlusion may be generated. A third 3D digital model of the patient's upper and lower arches in biting occlusion may be generated. The first and second 3D digital models May be aligned with corresponding teeth of the third 3D digital model to generate a fourth 3D model of the patient's teeth in biting occlusion.