19017103. METHODS FOR DIRECTLY FABRICATING ORAL APPLIANCES WITH 4D PRINTING (ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.)
METHODS FOR DIRECTLY FABRICATING ORAL APPLIANCES WITH 4D PRINTING
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Inventor(s)
Avi Kopelman of Palo Alto CA US
Michael Christopher Cole of Longmont CO US
Blaine Carter of San Jose CA US
Matthew Durban of San Jose CA US
METHODS FOR DIRECTLY FABRICATING ORAL APPLIANCES WITH 4D PRINTING
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 19017103 titled 'METHODS FOR DIRECTLY FABRICATING ORAL APPLIANCES WITH 4D PRINTING
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for fabricating an oral appliance may include forming, using a 3D additive manufacturing process, a polymeric shell having a plurality of teeth engaging structures shaped to engage the teeth of the patient and forming, using the 3D additive manufacturing process, a force generating component coupled to the plurality of teeth engaging structures, the force generating component may be configured to generate a force in response to a stimulus in order to reposition one or more teeth of the patient. The polymeric shell, the plurality of teeth engaging structures, and the force generating component may include a sequentially polymerized plurality of layers directly fabricated together using the 3D additive manufacturing process.
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