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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2011
Artem Borovinskih, San Jose, CA (US);
Anton Terekhov, Moscow, RU;
Rene Sterental, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mikhail Minchenkov, Kratovo, RU;
Ivan Pavlov, Cherepovets, RU;
Artem Borovinskih, San Jose, CA (US);
Anton Terekhov, Moscow, RU;
Rene Sterental, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mikhail Minchenkov, Kratovo, RU;
Ivan Pavlov, Cherepovets, RU;
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An orthodontic positioning device and methods for making an orthodontic positioning device including a first patient removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth provided in one of an upper jaw and a lower jaw. The first appliance includes a hook configured to receive an orthodontic elastic band. The orthodontic positioning device also includes a second patient removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth provided in the other of the upper jaw and the lower jaw. The second appliance includes a cutout operable to expose an orthodontic elastic band receiving member.