SmileDirectClub secures additional U.S. patents

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oct 7, 2020
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SmileDirectClub has secured two new U.S. patents, one for its electric toothbrush with interchangeable aligner head and another for its Bluetooth-powered aligner case.

U.S. patent No. 10,786,339 covers the electric toothbrush's heads for cleaning invisible aligners, while patent No. 10,772,714 covers the location technology used with the aligner case.

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