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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shai Farkash, Hod HaSharon, IL;
Yossef Y. Atiya, Modin-maccabim-Reut, IL;
Maayan Moshe, Ramat HaSharon, IL;
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/24 (2013.01); A61B 1/053 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0443 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are systems for monitoring a subject's teeth during orthodontic treatment. In particular, described herein are apparatuses having a fixed focal length for coupling to a patient's smartphone, including a built-in lip/cheek retractor. These smartphone dental imaging apparatuses may be configured to easily and robustly interface with the user's smartphone to allow capture of dental images.