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Patent US7474307 - Clinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7474307?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7474307 - Clinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and applianceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7474307 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/745,825Publication dateJan 6, 2009Filing dateDec 21, 2000Priority dateJun 20, 1997Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2292533A1, CA2292533C, CA2654854A1, CA2654854C, CA2779470A1, CA2779470C, CN1260698A, CN1307947C, CN101006940A, CN101006940B, CN101006941A, CN101006941B, CN101006942A, CN101006942B, CN101006943A, CN101006943B, CN101011295A, CN101011295B, DE10009190T1, DE10009191T1, DE69818045T2, DE69841243D1, DE69842247D1, EP0989828A1, EP0989828B1, EP1369091A1, EP1369091B1, EP1929974A2, EP1929974A3, EP2263598A1, EP2263598B1, EP2263599A1, EP2263599B1, EP2295003A1, EP2295003B1, EP2295004A1, EP2295004B1, EP2295005A1, EP2298227A1, US5975893, US6210162, US6217325, US6398548, US6626666, US6629840, US6699037, US7134874, US8105080, US8562340, US20010002310, US20010006770, US20010008751, US20010009753, US20040110110, US20040166456, US20060286501, US20120244488, WO1998058596A1Publication number09745825, 745825, US 7474307 B2, US 7474307B2, US-B2-7474307, US7474307 B2, US7474307B2InventorsMuhammad Chishti, Andrew Beers, Huafeng Wen, Phillips Alexander BentonOriginal AssigneeAlign Technology, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (100), Referenced by (37), Classifications (23), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetClinician review of an orthodontic treatment plan and appliance
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