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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026

Filed:

May. 23, 2025
Applicant:

Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Bruce Cam, San Jose, CA (US);

Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Chunhua Li, Cupertino, CA (US);

Vadim Matov, San Jose, CA (US);

John Morton, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for mandibular advancement may include determining a threshold force value for an amount of anterior-posterior force to be applied to the patient's teeth to displace the patient's lower jaw anteriorly relative to the patient's upper jaw, determining a force distribution on the teeth of the patient's lower jaw that distributes the anterior-posterior force on the teeth of the patient's lower jaw by preferentially loading the posterior teeth and determining a geometry for an intraoral appliance configured to displace the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw when worn by the patient in order to treat the sleep apnea. The intraoral appliance may be configured to provide an amount of anterior-posterior force to the patient's teeth that is no greater than the threshold force value with the force distribution.


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Cam, Bruce. (2026). Systems and methods for managing force application during mandibular advancement (U.S. Patent No. 12773342). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12773342

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