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Orthodontic appliance performance monitor

  • US 10,383,705 B2
  • Filed: 06/16/2017
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An orthodontic apparatus for repositioning a patient'"'"'s teeth and for sensing one or more characteristics from the patient'"'"'s oral cavity, the apparatus comprising:

  • an aligner body comprising a plurality of teeth receiving cavities shaped to reposition the patient'"'"'s teeth from an initial arrangement towards a target arrangement, the aligner body having an engagement site;

    an attachment configured to be bonded to the patient'"'"'s teeth and to engage with the engagement site on the aligner body;

    a sensor configured to generate sensor data;

    a processor configured to receive the sensor data from the sensor and do one or more of;

    store, analyze and transmit the received sensor data; and

    a first electrical contact on the attachment and a second electrical contact on the aligner body, wherein the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact form an electrical connection when the attachment is engaged with the engagement site;

    wherein the sensor is on either the attachment or the aligner and wherein the sensor is in electrical communication with the processor through the electrical connection formed by the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact when the attachment is engaged with the engagement site.

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