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US 2026/0033920 A1Published application
Wire attachment dental appliances
AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.
InventorsDouglas BRANDT, Rick M. MATTY
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Abstract
Wire attachment dental appliances. A shell may be shaped to receive teeth of a dentition. The shell may include an attachment material reservoir that is configured to accept an attachment material therein. A wire attachment member may be configured to be secured to the shell. The attachment material reservoir and the wire attachment member may be aligned along an arch line of the shell in a manner that allows a wire to simultaneously pass through the attachment material reservoir and engage with the wire attachment member.
Claims21
A wire attachment appliance, comprising:
- a shell shaped to receive a plurality of teeth of a dentition, wherein shell includes an attachment material reservoir that is configured to accept an attachment material therein;
- and
- a wire attachment member configured to be secured to the shell,
- wherein the attachment material reservoir and the wire attachment member are aligned along an arch line of the shell in a manner that allows a wire to simultaneously pass through the attachment material reservoir and engage with the wire attachment member.
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A wire attachment appliance, comprising:
- a shell having a plurality of cavities that are shaped to receive a plurality of teeth of a dentition, wherein a first cavity of the plurality of cavities includes an attachment material reservoir that is configured to accept an attachment material therein;
- and
- a wire attachment member positioned within a second cavity of the plurality of cavities,
- wherein the attachment material reservoir and the wire attachment member are aligned along an arch line of the shell in a manner that allows a wire to simultaneously pass through the attachment material reservoir and engage with the wire attachment member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.