US 12,004,919 B2
Dental attachment placement structure
Peter Webber, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Siobhan O'Leary, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/446,268.
Application 17/446,268 is a continuation of application No. 15/623,263, filed on Jun. 14, 2017, granted, now 11,103,330.
Application 15/623,263 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/963,527, filed on Dec. 9, 2015, granted, now 11,596,502.
Prior Publication US 2021/0386524 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/146 (2013.01) [A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61C 13/0013 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7536 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dental attachment placement template comprising:
a dental attachment; and
a body configured to position the dental attachment over an attachment site on a surface of a tooth of a dental arch, the body including:
an aperture;
a plurality of supports that extend from the body within the aperture;
a connection member that connects the dental attachment to the plurality of supports, the connection member being integrally formed with the dental attachment to provide a unitary structure, the connection member being joined to the dental attachment at a breakable single point of connection and being further joined to the plurality of supports such that when the single point of connection is broken, the dental attachment is detached from the plurality of supports; and
a contoured surface shaped to register with one or more teeth of the dental arch to align the dental attachment over the attachment site when the body is placed on the dental arch.