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Diagnostic intraoral methods and apparatuses

US11013581B2 · kind B2 · utility

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659References

22Claims

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Assignee

Align Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael Sabina · Campbell, US
Avi Kopelman · Palo Alto, US
Eric Kuo · San Francisco, US
Gilad Elbaz · Santa Monica, US
Assaf Weiss · Yavne, IL
Doron Malka · Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL
Ofer Saphier · Rehovot, IL
Eliahou Franklin Nizard · Jerusalem, IL
Ido Tishel · Kfar Bilu, IL
Shai Ayal · Shoham, IL
Maayan Moshe · Raanana, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 25, 2019
Grant date	May 25, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 25, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2210/41
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for taking, using and displaying three-dimensional (3D) volumetric models of a patient's dental arch. A 3D volumetric model may include surface (e.g., color) information as well as information on internal structure, such as near-infrared (near-IR) transparency values for internal structures including enamel and dentin.

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