Releasable palatal expanders

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11564777
APP PUB NO 20190314119A1
SERIAL NO

16380801

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Releasable and removable palatal expander apparatuses for expanding a patient's palate (“palatal expanders”) and methods of using and making them. These releasable palatal expanders are adapted for ease in removal by the patient or caregiver, and may include a breach region configured to predictably bend or break when a pulling force is applied. The palatal expander apparatuses described herein may include one or more locks for locking the palatal expander onto the patient's teeth. The lock(s) may be unlocked to release the palatal expander from the teeth. A lock may include a control for manually unlocking the lock. Unlocking the locks may allow the palatal expander to automatically disengage from the patient's teeth.

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  • ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grove, Bob San Jose, US 17 497
Kimura, Ryan San Jose, US 53 2453
Kopelman, Avi Palo Alto, US 302 10460
Riley, Jeremy Mountain View, US 24 437
Sato, Jun San Jose, US 625 8992
Shanjani, Yaser Milpitas, US 61 2257
Shirazi, Aghjari Reza San Jose, US 16 247

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