US 11,805,991 B2
Cheek retractor and mobile device holder
Eric P. Meyer, Pleasanton, CA (US); Roman A. Roschin, Moscow (RU); Tzishing Jesse Lim, Mountain View, CA (US); Palak Mittal, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Stephan Albert Alexandre Dumothier, Houston, TX (US); Norman C. Su, San Jose, CA (US); and Huameng Ivan Chu, San Mateo, CA (US)
Assigned to Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Align Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/013,511.
Application 17/013,511 is a continuation of application No. 15/895,754, filed on Feb. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,779,718.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/458,477, filed on Feb. 13, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0397273 A1, Dec. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 1/24 (2006.01); A61C 19/04 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/34 (2006.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); A61C 5/90 (2017.01); H04B 1/3877 (2015.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01)
CPC A61B 1/24 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61C 5/90 (2017.02); A61C 9/0093 (2013.01); A61C 13/34 (2013.01); A61C 19/04 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/74 (2017.01); H04B 1/3877 (2013.01); A61C 9/0053 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10016 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30204 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for retracting a cheek and securing mobile device, the system comprising:
a cheek retractor comprising:
a first lip holder;
a second lip holder, wherein the first lip holder and the second lip holder are configured to hold opposite cheeks away from a mouth of a user to expose teeth of the user;
a bridge connecting the first lip holder and the second lip holder; and
an attachment rotatably coupled to the bridge, wherein the attachment is operative to releasably engaging a mobile device holder so that the mobile device holder is adjustably secured to the cheek retractor so that an angle, relative to the cheek retractor, of a mobile phone device held by the mobile device holder may be adjusted.