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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2003
Joy Vannelia Hughes, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Daniel Stuart Russel, Stanford, CA (US);
Huazhang Luo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Carmen Cheang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Elena Pavloskaia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venkata S. Sarva, Fremont, CA (US);
Joy Vannelia Hughes, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Daniel Stuart Russel, Stanford, CA (US);
Huazhang Luo, Redwood City, CA (US);
Carmen Cheang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Elena Pavloskaia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venkata S. Sarva, Fremont, CA (US);
Align Technology, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method separates first and second portions of a tooth by defining a cutting surface intersecting the first and second portions by specifying two points; and applying the cutting surface to the tooth to separate the tooth into two portions.