Patent ID: 11969242
Assignee: DROR ORTHO DESIGN LTD. (AERODENTIS)
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. An orthodontic system comprising:
a mouthpiece for applying to a set of teeth of one of an upper jaw and a lower jaw of a patient, the mouthpiece comprising:
a force exerting member for moving at least one tooth of the set of teeth of the one of the upper jaw and the lower jaw of the patient, and
a tooth movement sensor member for obtaining tooth data, the tooth movement sensor being one of:
a force sensor attached to or partially embedded in the interior surface of a facial, lingual, or base wall, or a combination thereof of the mouthpiece, such that the force sensor is adapted to contact a side of the at least one tooth, which is opposite a side of the tooth adapted to be in contact with the force exerting member, and
an optical sensor, and

an electronic control console operatively connected to the force exerting member, the electronic control console comprising:
a programable controller for selectively controlling the operation of the force exerting member, and
a communication interface for allowing receipt of program instructions from a remotely located communication device operated by a dentist or other user, the program instructions programming the controller.