| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 221 | Orthodontic appliance | US15398991 | 2017-01-05 | US09848960B2 | 2017-12-26 | Todd Evan Dickerson |
| An orthodontic appliance has a post attached to a first upper tooth, and a button with a recess attached to a second upper tooth. An elongated arm has an eye at one end through which the post is inserted to allow the elongated arm to rotate about the post, and a tip at the other end for removable insertion into the recess of the button. The length of the elongated arm is selectable to maintain a desired spacing between the first and second upper teeth (e.g., by cutting the tip of the elongated arm). An elastic extends from either the post or button to an attachment point on the patient's lower dental arch to exert a force between the patient's maxilla and mandible. | ||||||
| 222 | Method of assembling a distalizer | US14388768 | 2013-03-28 | US09827072B2 | 2017-11-28 | Luis Carriere Lluch |
| Method of assembling a distalizer comprising a mesial element and a distal element, and an arm connecting the distal element with the mesial element, the arm comprising a ball member at one end of the arm and the distal element comprising a receptacle for receiving said ball member, the method comprising providing the distal element with an opening of the receptacle that is large enough to introduce the ball member substantially without deformation, providing the arm with the ball member, introducing the ball member into the receptacle, and reducing the opening of the receptacle. The disclosure further relates to a distalizer obtainable by such a method. | ||||||
| 223 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA WHILE STRAIGHTENING TEETH | US15417792 | 2017-01-27 | US20170224441A1 | 2017-08-10 | Margaret ANDERSON; Donald FRANTZ; Joseph FRANTZ |
| A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining an incrementally progressive series of adjustment appliances, each of the series of adjustment appliances having geometries selected to progressively reposition teeth; and determining for each of the series of adjustment appliances, a vertical displacement and a forward mandibular position for treating sleep apnea. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | ||||||
| 224 | ORTHODONTIC LINGUAL DEVICE | US15482484 | 2017-04-07 | US20170209240A1 | 2017-07-27 | Luis CARRIERE LLUCH |
| Orthodontic devices for segmental distalization in a patient are provided. The orthodontic device includes an elongated central arm; a distal part comprising a distal base surface adapted for attachment to a lingual surface of a molar, wherein the distal part is located at a distal end of the central arm. The device also includes a mesial part comprising a mesial base surface adapted for attachment to a lingual surface of a premolar, wherein the mesial part is located at a mesial end of the central arm. The mesial part and/or distal part comprising a first retention element for retention of a first end of an elastic element. The central arm is shaped to substantially follow a lingual side of a set of teeth. The present disclosure further relates to orthodontic kits and to methods for mounting orthodontic devices and to methods for treatment of malocclusions. | ||||||
| 225 | MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE | US15416666 | 2017-01-26 | US20170143537A1 | 2017-05-25 | Sung KIM; David W. KUHNS; Leonard A. LIPTAK; Laura Sheppard |
| Disclosed herein are mandibular advancement devices comprising an upper splint and a lower splint, where the upper splint comprises one or more upper fins, where each upper fin is located at a distance UD from back of the upper splint; the lower splints comprise one or more lower fins, where each lower fin is located at a distance LD from back of the lower splint; where the position of the upper and lower fins is unchangeable. Also disclosed are methods of reducing partial constriction of airway during sleep for a patient, the method comprising identifying a patient in need thereof; and administering to the patient the disclosed mandibular advancement device. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing a mandibular advancement device, the method comprising obtaining measurements from a patient's dentition; digitally designing a mandibular advancement device; and milling the mandibular advancement device. | ||||||
| 226 | Methods and oral orthotic systems for use in connection with sleep-disordered breathing | US14347800 | 2012-09-29 | US09615964B2 | 2017-04-11 | Robert Rogers |
| A method of forming oral orthotic systems (100) to position and/or stabilize a mandible of a patient includes providing an upper dental member (20) adapted to be placed in connection with upper dentition of the patient, providing a lower dental member (30) adapted to be placed in connection with lower dentition of the patient and providing a plurality of posterior mounting structures (40). Each of the posterior mounting structure is adapted to be attached to one of the upper dental member or the lower dental member at a posterior, buccal position thereon. Each of the posterior mounting structures includes an extending member (42) which includes a plurality of positions (44) at which one of a plurality of connectors (50) is attachable to the extending member. Force may be applied to the mandible of the patient via at least one of a plurality of different mechanisms via attachment of a component of the mechanism (120) to at least one of the posterior mounting structures. The upper dental member and the lower dental member are formed, independently, from at least one polymeric material. | ||||||
| 227 | Materials and methods for fabricating a dental arch appliance comprising silicone | US14099067 | 2013-12-06 | US09597221B1 | 2017-03-21 | Loren S. Adell |
| A pre-packaged mixture of uncured silicone and a hibernating catalyst, either a tin-based catalyst or a platinum-based catalyst, is shipped from a manufacturer to an end user for use in fabricating a silicone dental arch appliance. | ||||||
| 228 | MASTICATORY AND AIRWAY STABILIZING ORTHOTIC, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | US15250045 | 2016-08-29 | US20170056236A1 | 2017-03-02 | Joseph Yousefian |
| Systems and methods for treating sleep-disordered breathing and related masticatory and temporomandibular joint disorders are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an oral appliance for treating the sleep-disordered breathing and/or the related masticatory and temporomandibular joint disorders includes an upper section configured for attachment to upper teeth and a lower section configured for positioning behind lower teeth. The oral appliance also includes an extender connecting the lower section to the upper section. The extender is configured to advance the lower section into a contact with the lower teeth. | ||||||
| 229 | Apparatus for Improved Breathing | US15342475 | 2016-11-03 | US20170049607A1 | 2017-02-23 | W. Keith Thornton; Alastair E. McAuley |
| An apparatus for improved breathing is provided. The apparatus may include an improved oral appliance, an improved mask, an improved coupler to couple an oral appliance to a mask, and/or a combination of these improvements. | ||||||
| 230 | CORRECTION DEVICE | US15347626 | 2016-11-09 | US20170049535A1 | 2017-02-23 | Norihiro Izugami; Suguru Kondo |
| An orthodontic appliance can easily achieve and ensure movement of correction target tooth row in a desired direction and achieve highly predictable treatment is provided while anchorage is satisfactorily ensured. A correction device includes a grip member formed to fit to an inner shape of an oral cavity of a patient so as to grip and cover a tooth row, gum parts, and alveolar bone parts of the patient. The correction device includes a first piece 20 covering an area extending from a crown part to a periphery of a cervical part of a correction target tooth and a second piece included in the grip member. The correction device further includes a force applying member 30 provided to connect the first piece 20 to the second piece 10 and configured to move the correction target tooth in a desired direction. | ||||||
| 231 | ORAL APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR MANDIBULAR JAW MANIPULATION | US15083884 | 2016-03-29 | US20170035534A1 | 2017-02-09 | Gregory K. Ross |
| An oral apparatus for mandibular jaw manipulation is provided. The apparatus having an upper tray configured to receive a plurality of maxillary teeth and a lower tray configured to receive a plurality of mandibular teeth. The upper tray may optionally have one or more upper anchor members configured as adjustable upper anchor members coupled to the upper tray. The lower tray may optionally have one or more lower anchor members configured as adjustable lower anchor members coupled to the lower tray. Each upper anchor member, which may be adjustable, may be configured to contact a lower anchor member, which may be adjustable, to adjust the positional relationship between the mandible and the maxilla of a mouth when a user wearing the oral apparatus closes their mouth to bring the upper and lower anchor members into contact with each other. | ||||||
| 232 | Intraoral orthosis, a method of fabricating such an orthosis, and a method of adjusting it | US13644174 | 2012-10-03 | US09545330B2 | 2017-01-17 | Boris Petelle; Bernard Fleury |
| An intraoral orthosis including a first shell and a second shell. The shells are connected together by an adjustable connection device, the adjustable connection device including two notched tabs that are arranged respectively on either side of one of the shells, each notched tab co-operating in adjustable manner with a respective adjustment housing, arranged correspondingly on either side of the other of the shells, the adjustment housings being molded integrally with the other shell, each adjustment housing being connected to the other shell by a foldable support structure. | ||||||
| 233 | METHOD OF DESIGNING A MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE AND MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE | US15204640 | 2016-07-07 | US20170007371A1 | 2017-01-12 | Jean Robichaud |
| Method for determining a patient's open-position occlusal plane comprising: obtaining a global model of the patient's jaw including a model of the mandible and maxilla in articulation; determining a natural occlusal plane of the patient from a global model of the patient's jaw in a centric occlusion position; determining a necessary opening to enable the advancement of the patient's mandible; determining a mandibular virtual plane from the global model of the patient's jaw in an open position based on the necessary opening determined; and determining the open-position occlusal plane from the mandibular virtual plane, the natural occlusal plane and the global model of the jaw in the open position based on the necessary opening determined. A method of designing a mandibular advancement device for a patient based on the open-position occlusal plane is also described as well as the resulting mandibular advancement device. | ||||||
| 234 | DIRECT FABRICATION OF POWER ARMS | US15202299 | 2016-07-05 | US20170007363A1 | 2017-01-12 | Allen Boronkay |
| Systems, methods, and devices for improved orthodontic treatment of a patient's teeth are provided herein. | ||||||
| 235 | Orthodontic appliance | US13891505 | 2013-05-10 | US09539066B2 | 2017-01-10 | Todd Evan Dickerson |
| An orthodontic appliance has a post attached to a first upper tooth, and a button with a recess attached to a second upper tooth. An elongated arm has an eye at one end through which the post is inserted to allow the elongated arm to rotate about the post, and a tip at the other end for removable insertion into the recess of the button. The length of the elongated arm is selectable to maintain a desired spacing between the first and second upper teeth (e.g., by cutting the tip of the elongated arm). An elastic extends from either the post or button to an attachment point on the patient's lower dental arch to exert a force between the patient's maxilla and mandible. | ||||||
| 236 | Systems and methods for consolidated management and distribution of orthodontic care data, including an interactive three-dimensional tooth chart model | US13875578 | 2013-05-02 | US09510918B2 | 2016-12-06 | Mark Sanchez |
| Various embodiments provide a computer-implemented method for dynamically manipulating a three-dimensional virtual model representing a patient's teeth so as to facilitate visualization of an orthodontic treatment plan being applied thereto. The method comprises: rendering the three-dimensional virtual model based, at least in part, upon one or more images of a patient's teeth, and manipulating the three-dimensional virtual model via a translational movement in a two-dimensional computer display area and along a plane vertically oriented relative to the oppositely-oriented teeth. The translational movement imposes a translational manipulation upon a first one of the two sets of oppositely oriented teeth and a rotational manipulation upon a second one of the two sets of oppositely oriented teeth, the simultaneous manipulation being configured to open the teeth relative to one another so as to facilitate visualization of an orthodontic treatment plan. Associated computer program products and systems are also provided. | ||||||
| 237 | Human body implant structure, method of assembling the structure and method of disassembling the structure | US12872547 | 2010-08-31 | US09433482B2 | 2016-09-06 | Tsunehisa Shimoda |
| A human body implant structure includes: a support anchor which is embedded into a bone body; a support base which is placed on and fixed to an upper portion of the support anchor; and a lost-part compensation part which is mounted on an upper portion of the support base, wherein the support anchor and the support base are configured to be detachably fitted to each other by way of the taper fitting structure where the support anchor and the support base are brought into close contact with each other, and a stepped portion which is formed of an upper surface of the support anchor is formed on a boundary between a female threaded hole which is vertically formed in the support base and a vertical hole formed in the upper surface of the support anchor. | ||||||
| 238 | CLEAR ALIGNER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, TRACTION DEVICE FOR CLEAR ALIGNER, AND AID FOR TRACTION DEVICE FOR CLEAR ALIGNER | US14992018 | 2016-01-11 | US20160199152A1 | 2016-07-14 | Tae-Weon KIM |
| The present invention relates to a clear aligner, a manufacturing method thereof, a traction device for a clear aligner, and an auxiliary tool for a traction device for a clear aligner. More particularly, the present invention relates to a clear aligner (10), a manufacturing method thereof, a traction device for a clear aligner, and an auxiliary tool (40) for a traction device for a clear aligner, wherein the clear aligner can improve orthodontic effects by increasing a correction force by traction of a clear aligner using an elastic band when it is impossible to correct teeth only with the clear aligner due to uneven teeth. | ||||||
| 239 | MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE | US14809208 | 2015-07-25 | US20160184129A1 | 2016-06-30 | Leonard A. LIPTAK; David W. KUHNS; Sung KIM; Laura SHEPPARD |
| Disclosed herein are mandibular advancement devices comprising an upper splint and a lower splint, where the upper splint comprises one or more upper fins, where each upper fin is located at a distance UD from back of the upper splint; the lower splints comprise one or more lower fins, where each lower fin is located at a distance LD from back of the lower splint; where the position of the upper and lower fins is unchangeable. Also disclosed are methods of reducing partial constriction of airway during sleep for a patient, the method comprising identifying a patient in need thereof; and administering to the patient the disclosed mandibular advancement device. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing a mandibular advancement device, the method comprising obtaining measurements from a patient's dentition; digitally designing a mandibular advancement device; and milling the mandibular advancement device. | ||||||
| 240 | Oral motion preservation device | US14622024 | 2015-02-13 | US09339410B2 | 2016-05-17 | Brian Francis Smith |
| A device for the treatment of bruxism may include an articulation plate worn on one of the upper or lower jaw and coupled to a bite plate worn on the other of the upper or lower jaw. Posts extending from one of the bite plate or articulation plate into housings in the other of the bite plate or articulation plate may couple the bite plate and articulation plate. The posts may include a solid, flexible material to allow for relative movement of the coupled bite plate and articulation plate. First articulating components on one of the bite plate or articulation plate may engage second articulating components on the other of the bite plate or articulation plate to allow for 360 degree articulating motion between the bite plate and articulation plate. A damper may adjust a distance between teeth received in the bite plate and teeth received in the articulation plate. | ||||||
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