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AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsYaser Shanjani, Bruce Cam, Jun Sato, John Y. Morton, Victor Chen, Chunhua Li, Allen R. Boronkay, Srinivas Kaza
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Detection of placement of dental aligners in patient mouth on teeth for indication of wearing compliance. Described herein are apparatuses and methods for detecting wearing, including compliance, and for reliably transferring data, by wired or wireless direct or indirect communication of electronic compliance information to a smartphone. Also described herein are dental appliances that can detect physiological parameters related to respiration and sleep. Also described herein are aligner cases that enable NFC communication with electronic compliance indicator (ECI) devices and Bluetooth communication with smartphones.
A near field communication (NFC) signal coupler device for relaying monitoring data from an orthodontic monitoring apparatus (MA) to a handheld processor, the device comprising:
A near field communication (NFC) to Bluetooth communication (BLE) signal coupler device for relaying monitoring data from an orthodontic electronic compliance indicator (ECI) apparatus to a handheld processor, the device comprising:
A method of relaying monitoring data from an orthodontic electronic compliance indicator (ECI) apparatus to a handheld processor, the method comprising:
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