US 12,459,162 B2
Attachments for fabricated custom objects
Gabor Lukacs, Raleigh, NC (US); Jack Shaw, Durham, NC (US); Alexey Kalinichenko, Cary, NC (US); Arthur George Butz, Durham, NC (US); Mehdi Mojdeh, Fremont, CA (US); and Enrique Soltero Borrego, Ciudad Juárez (MX)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 2, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/624,981.
Application 18/624,981 is a continuation of application No. 17/117,880, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,975,463.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/946,776, filed on Dec. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0293960 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 13/34 (2006.01); B29C 33/30 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 33/30 (2013.01) [A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 13/0027 (2013.01); A61C 13/34 (2013.01); B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61C 7/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a mold of a dental arch of a patient, the mold comprising a plurality of teeth extending from a first distal end of the dental arch to a second distal end of the dental arch, wherein an orthodontic aligner is to be formed over the plurality of teeth of the mold, the plurality of teeth of the mold being shaped to correspond to a plurality of tooth-receiving cavities of the orthodontic aligner; and
a pre-fabricated attachment comprising:
a structure that extends from a first inner sidewall of the mold to a second inner sidewall of the mold;
a traceability component configured to be used to determine one or more identifiers corresponding to the mold; and
a handling component extending from the structure, wherein the handling component is configured to be secured by a robot or person to transport the mold and the pre-fabricated attachment during production of the orthodontic aligner.