ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,307, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Align Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Augmented reality enhancements for dental practitioners" was invented by Yaser Shanjani (Milpitas, Calif.) and Bruce Cam (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatuses and methods for performing orthodontic treatment planning are provided. Virtual/Augmented Reality devices can be used to virtually manipulate patient's teeth, modify virtual models of the patient's teeth, analyze the fit of a dental appliance on the patient's teeth, analyze the position of attachment sites for dental appliances, and provide overlays showing forces applied t...