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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:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Rene Sterental, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lou Shuman, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Maia Singer, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rene Sterental, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lou Shuman, Chevy Chase, MD (US);
Maia Singer, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); G09B 23/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods of managing delivery of an orthodontic treatment plan using treatment guidelines, instructions and appointment planning tools customized to the individual patient being treated. A method includes, e.g., generating a treatment plan for a patient, generating a customized set of treatment guidelines, providing the set of customized treatment guidelines to the practitioner; and providing a set of orthodontic appliances to the practitioner.