ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,106, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Align Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Systems and methods for monitoring orthodontic treatment" was invented by Avi Kopelman (Palo Alto, Calif.), Zelko Relic (Pleasanton, Calif.) and Srinivas Kaza (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for monitoring a patient's teeth during orthodontic treatment, which may include the use of a series of appliances according to a corresponding series of treatment stages. The system may include a device in communication with one or more sensors of a first appliance implementing a particular treatment stage. The device may ...