ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,540, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Matching assets in 3D treatment plans" was invented by Mitra Derakhshan (Herndon, Va.), Sophie Acker (Amsterdam) and Susanne Reichart (Amsterdam).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for treating malocclusions of a patient's teeth is disclosed. The method includes receiving an initial position of a patient's teeth and a target position of the patient's teeth. The method also includes determining a treatment plan to reposition the patient's teeth towards the target position. The method also includes receiving treatment strategies for the patient's tee...