US 12,213,859 B2
Clear plastic aligner with configurable protrusions for anterior or open bite treatment and mattress plastic material for invisible aligners
John Voudouris, Toronto (CA); and John Dean Voudouris, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to Spartan Orthodontics Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed by Spartan Orthodontics Inc., Toronto (CA)
Filed on Mar. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/123,906.
Application 18/123,906 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/610,799, granted, now 11,612,456, previously published as PCT/CA2018/000081, filed on Apr. 30, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/500,840, filed on May 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0024078 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. A61C 7/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/08 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An orthodontic device for anterior or lateral open bite treatment, comprising:
a plastic aligner tray having a labial-buccal side, a lingual side, and a socket shaped to engage a patient's teeth formed between the lingual side and the labial side; and
a first component formed on the aligner tray on the lingual side and facing the patient's tongue;
a second component formed from the first component;
wherein the first component is configurable to form the second component for irritating the patient's tongue for preventing the tongue from thrusting against the incisors causing intrusion, the second component comprising at least one protrusion, the at least one protrusion comprising a lingual-facing pointed edge,
wherein the at least one protrusion is selected from the group consisting of: a star-shaped protrusion, a diamond shaped protrusion, a trapezoidal shaped protrusion, and a square shaped protrusion.