US 12,357,428 B2
Systems and methods for providing orthodontic treatment
Rene Sterental, Palo Alto, CA (US); Lou Shuman, Chevy Chase, MD (US); and Maia Singer, Campbell, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/079,872.
Application 17/079,872 is a continuation of application No. 14/717,229, filed on May 20, 2015, granted, now 10,813,721.
Application 14/717,229 is a continuation of application No. 11/760,689, filed on Jun. 8, 2007, granted, now 9,060,829, issued on Jun. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0100638 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. A61C 7/08 (2006.01); G09B 23/28 (2006.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/08 (2013.01) [G09B 23/28 (2013.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 50/50 (2018.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for managing delivery of an orthodontic treatment plan, the method comprising:
identifying an orthodontic treatment plan for a patient's teeth, the orthodontic treatment plan including specifying a first plurality of successive tooth arrangements to move the plurality of teeth from a first arrangement toward a second arrangement;
identifying a first batch of orthodontic appliances to implement a first phase of the orthodontic treatment plan;
generating one or more first treatment tasks to implement the first phase of the orthodontic treatment plan;
graphically representing treatment instructions for how to administer the one or more first treatment tasks;
obtaining a digital representation of the patient's teeth during the first phase of the orthodontic treatment plan;
segmenting the digital representation of the patient's teeth to create digital representations of individual teeth of the patient's teeth;
determining, using the digital representation, whether or not the patient's teeth accord with one or more customized treatment guidelines for the patient's teeth;
identifying, based on a determination whether or not the patient's teeth accords with the one or more customized treatment guidelines, one or more second tasks for administering a second phase of the treatment plan to the patient's teeth; and
prior to fabricating a first batch of orthodontic appliances, graphically representing, to a treating practitioner, treatment instructions for how to administer the one or more second treatment tasks.