US 12,329,677 B2
Systems and methods for mandibular advancement
Bruce Cam, San Jose, CA (US); Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Chunhua Li, Cupertino, CA (US); Vadim Matov, San Jose, CA (US); and John Morton, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/480,006.
Application 18/480,006 is a continuation of application No. 17/805,153, filed on Jun. 2, 2022, granted, now 11,793,667.
Application 17/805,153 is a continuation of application No. 16/751,121, filed on Jan. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,376,153, issued on Jul. 5, 2022.
Application 16/751,121 is a continuation of application No. 14/992,325, filed on Jan. 11, 2016, granted, now 10,588,776, issued on Mar. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/161,786, filed on May 14, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/103,005, filed on Jan. 13, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0024155 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/36 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 5/566 (2013.01) [A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/36 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for producing an intraoral appliance for treating sleep apnea in a patient, the method comprising:
determining, with aid of one or more processors, a threshold force value for an amount of anterior-posterior force to be applied to the patient's teeth to displace the patient's lower jaw anteriorly relative to the patient's upper jaw; and
determining, with aid of the one or more processors, a geometry for an intraoral appliance configured to displace the lower jaw anteriorly relative to the upper jaw when worn by the patient in order to treat the sleep apnea, wherein the intraoral appliance applies an amount of anterior-posterior force to the patient's teeth that is no greater than the threshold force value.