A61C 7/008
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth: using vibrating
Official title: {using vibrating means}
A61C7/008 (Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth: using vibrating) appears on 78 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 78
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 118
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vibrational oral appliance with mandibular advancements4 Aug 2026US 12,697,190 B2Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.
- Mandibular or maxillary devices having a polymeric nanocomposite actively controlled for hard palate or mandibular growth26 May 2026US 12,636,127 B2Sleep Solutions of Texas, LLC
- Dental vibration device23 Dec 2025US 12,502,251 B2
- System and method for generating occlusal loading based on simulated human ingestion actions21 Oct 2025US 12,446,814 B2
- Methods for designing attachment placement appliances12 Aug 2025US 12,383,377 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Methods for determining attachment placement appliance geometry30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331953 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Orthodontic assembly30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331958 A1
- Method and a system usable in creating a subsequent dental appliance2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302587 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Vibrational oral appliance with mandibular advancements14 Nov 2024US 2024/0374349 A1Vivos Therapeutics, Inc.
- Dental vibration device7 Nov 2024US 2024/0366341 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vibrational orthodontic appliance533US 4,348,178 A1982
- Direct fabrication of attachment templates with adhesive86US 10,874,483 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2020
- Systems and methods for intra-oral drug delivery46US 8,439,674 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2013
- Vibrational mouth pad orthodontic appliance45US 4,123,844 A1978
- Hand held device for reducing the discomfort associated with the adjusting of orthodontic appliances42US 5,967,784 A1999