US 11,744,451 B2
Systems for tracking progress of an orthodontic procedure
Eric P. Meyer, Pleasanton, CA (US); Roman A. Roschin, Moscow (RU); Tzishing Jesse Lim, Mountain View, CA (US); Palak Mittal, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Stephan Albert Alexandre Dumothier, Houston, TX (US); Norman C. Su, San Jose, CA (US); and Huameng Ivan Chu, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/59,387.
Application 18/059,387 is a continuation of application No. 17/882,521, filed on Aug. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,589,743.
Application 17/882,521 is a continuation of application No. 17/013,511, filed on Sep. 4, 2020.
Application 17/013,511 is a continuation of application No. 15/895,754, filed on Feb. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,779,718, issued on Sep. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,477, filed on Feb. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0092804 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61C 19/04 (2006.01); A61C 13/34 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A61C 5/90 (2017.01); H04B 1/3877 (2015.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01)
CPC A61B 1/24 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61C 5/90 (2017.02); A61C 9/0093 (2013.01); A61C 13/34 (2013.01); A61C 19/04 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); H04B 1/3877 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
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1. A system for tracking a progress of an orthodontic procedure for repositioning misaligned teeth of a patient, the system comprising:
a mobile device holder configured to provide a compressive force on a mobile device of the patient placed in the mobile device holder;
a cheek retractor configured to attach with the mobile device holder;
a non-transitory computing device readable medium having executable instructions that are executed by a processor to cause the mobile device to perform a method comprising:
providing, via the mobile device, a user interface;
instructing the patient, via video and/or audio instruction from the provided user interface, to move the mobile device holder relative to the teeth of the patient while the cheek retractor holds away a cheek of the patient to expose teeth of the patient, while taking one or more photographs and/or video of the exposed teeth using a camera of the mobile device;
storing the one or more photographs and/or video of the teeth of the patient; and
transmitting the one or more photographs and/or video of the teeth of the patient for tracking the progress of the orthodontic procedure of the patient by a treatment professional without the patient having to visit the treatment professional.