Solventum Intellectual Properties Company has been granted a European patent (EP4633526A1) for transformer neural network methods used in clear aligner orthodontic treatment planning. The AI system processes patient data to generate optimized final treatment setups and intermediate staging configurations for sequential aligners. The patent covers IPC classifications spanning neural networks (G06N 3/02, G06N 3/0455), healthcare data analysis (G16H 50/20, G16H 50/70), and dental/medical devices (A61C 7/00, A61B 5/00, A61B 34/00).

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