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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 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 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61B 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus (system, device, method, and the like) is disclosed for refining a three-dimensional (3D) model, particularly 3D models of a subject's dentition. An initial 3D model is received or generated along with a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) images corresponding to the 3D model. The 3D model is refined using edge boundaries of a space around or between two or more objects of the 3D model identified from the 2D images.