Patent ID: 11957534
Assignee: ORMCO CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A custom dental anchor application appliance system for mounting one or more pre-formed anchors to teeth of a patient for use in orthodontic aligner treatment, the system comprising:
at least one pre-formed dental anchor; and
an appliance, said appliance comprising:
a body having at least one anchor-locating area;
wherein the body comprises a receiving structure, said receiving structure being located within the anchor-locating area, for holding the at least one pre-formed dental anchor of a predefined configuration in a fixed position and orientation relative to the body to bring a mounting surface of the anchor into contact with a mounting area on the surface of a tooth when the mounting surface of the anchor is in conforming contact with the mounting area on the surface of the tooth, and

wherein, upon bonding of the anchor to the tooth, the receiving structure is configured to release the anchor from the body; and
wherein:
the anchor is a first pre-formed shape, the receiving structure is a second shape, and the first pre-formed shape does not conform to the second shape; and
the first pre-formed shape comprises a pre-formed contact point between the anchor and the receiving structure creating a force on the tooth at the contact point.