Title:
REMOVABLE DENTAL APPLIANCE INCLUDING BENDABLE FLAPS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/069268
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A removable dental appliance may include an appliance body configured to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth of a patient. The appliance body defines a shell configured to receive a tooth of the plurality of teeth in an initial position and a bendable flap integrally formed with the appliance body to extend from a hinge axis of the shell. The bendable flap may be configured to apply a force to the tooth to cause movement of the tooth toward a desired position when the removable dental appliance is worn by the patient.
Inventors:
RABY RICHARD E (US)
HANSEN JAMES D (US)
CINADER DAVID K (US)
LI CHAODI (US)
DOMROESE MICHAEL K (US)
HANSEN JAMES D (US)
CINADER DAVID K (US)
LI CHAODI (US)
DOMROESE MICHAEL K (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2018/057723
Publication Date:
June 13, 2019
Filing Date:
October 04, 2018
Export Citation:
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO (US)
International Classes:
A61C7/08; A61C7/00; A61C9/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2006096558A2 | 2006-09-14 |
Foreign References:
| US20160310236A1 | 2016-10-27 | |||
| KR200465679Y1 | 2013-03-05 | |||
| US20070065768A1 | 2007-03-22 | |||
| US20090098500A1 | 2009-04-16 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3691565A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
VIETZKE, Lance L., et al. (US)
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