US 11,737,857 B2
Systems and methods for correcting malocclusions of teeth
Mitra Derakhshan, Herndon, VA (US); Crystal Tjhia, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Rohit Tanugula, San Jose, CA (US); Yaser Shanjani, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Ryan Kimura, San Jose, CA (US); Bruce Cam, San Jose, CA (US); Eric Yau, Saratoga, CA (US); Yuxiang Wang, San Jose, CA (US); Ken Wu, San Jose, CA (US); Peter Webber, Redwood City, CA (US); Jun Sato, San Jose, CA (US); and John Y. 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. 31, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/176,860.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/580,362, filed on Nov. 1, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0125497 A1, May 2, 2019
Int. Cl. A61C 7/36 (2006.01); A61C 7/10 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B29C 64/386 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01)
CPC A61C 7/36 (2013.01) [A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/10 (2013.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B29C 64/386 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B29L 2031/7536 (2013.01); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for correcting malocclusions of a patient comprising:
a maxillary appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the maxilla and a first coupling disposed at a first distance away from an occlusal plane towards the gingival line of the patient, wherein the first coupling is configured for receiving an elastic;
a mandibular appliance having tooth receiving cavities shaped to receive teeth of the mandible; and
a corrective appliance having (i) a first mount shaped to engage with the mandibular appliance of the patient at a first location and having a second coupling shaped to receive the elastic, (ii) a second mount shaped to engage with the mandibular appliance of the patient at a second location, and (iii) an arm extending from the first mount to a position away from the occlusal surface of the first mount towards the gingival line, the second coupling located at a terminal end of the arm.