Align Technology Wins “Best Virtual Care Platform” Award From MedTech Breakthrough
May 06 2021 - 8:30AM
Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN), a leading global medical
device company that designs and manufactures the Invisalign system,
iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM services for
orthodontic and restorative dentistry, today announced that
Invisalign® Virtual Care has been selected as the winner of the
“Best Virtual Care Platform” award in the fifth annual MedTech
Breakthrough Awards program conducted by MedTech Breakthrough, an
independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the
top companies, technologies and products in the global health and
medical technology market.
The Invisalign® Virtual Care solution enables remote
communication between Invisalign doctors and their patients to
track treatment progress.
Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many Invisalign doctors around
the world pieced together video calls, texts, and patient-submitted
photos through a variety of platforms to help monitor patient
progress, reduce in-office appointments, and ensure continuity of
patient care during treatment. In response, Align Technology
launched a set of digital tools to support doctors. These solutions
included the Invisalign Virtual Care and Invisalign® Virtual
Appointment tools that were built into the My Invisalign App.
Invisalign Virtual Care can be used for remote consultations,
assessment of treatment progress, and to communicate adjustments or
concerns during treatment. Patients use the intuitive My Invisalign
App to stay engaged in their treatment and convey progress photos
to their doctor, who reviews these photos on their Invisalign
Doctor Site and communicates any needed instructions to patients
along their Invisalign treatment journey.
The combined features of Invisalign Virtual Care can contribute
to benefits such as less time spent in the treatment chair, and
represents the next level in practice and care transformation,
enabling doctors to remotely manage a range of practice
services.
“Customer feedback to date has been overwhelmingly positive and
using Invisalign Virtual Care has shown to be a huge benefit, as
many dentists and orthodontists are embracing digital treatment in
new ways and more purposefully than ever before,” said Raj
Pudipeddi, chief innovation, product, and marketing officer and
senior vice president, Align Technology. “Winning this award from
MedTech Breakthrough is a great honor and we are thrilled to be
listed among the many other innovative winners this year.”
The mission of the MedTech Breakthrough Awards is to honor
excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a
range of health and medical technology categories, including
Robotics, Clinical Administration, Telehealth, Patient Engagement,
Electronic Health Records (EHR), mHealth, Medical Devices, Medical
Data and many more. This year’s program attracted more than 3,850
nominations from over 17 different countries throughout the
world.
“Invisalign Virtual Care provides Invisalign patients with
seamless, personalized experiences that improve the customer
experience, while also enabling revenue growth for doctors,” said
James Johnson, managing director, MedTech Breakthrough. “It is
clear that responsible virtual care represents a significant
component of healthcare moving forward and Align is a leading
innovator in this space. We offer our sincere congratulations to
the entire Align Technology team on a well-deserved 2021 MedTech
Breakthrough Award win.”
Invisalign Virtual Care launched in March 2020 and is now
available in more than 54 countries worldwide. These tools have
become integral to Invisalign provider practices and to their
ability to communicate with existing patients and provide
continuous care.
About Align Technology, Inc.Align Technology
designs, manufactures and offers the Invisalign system, the most
advanced clear aligner system in the world, iTero intraoral
scanners and services, and exocad CAD/CAM software. These
technology building blocks enable enhanced digital orthodontic and
restorative workflows to improve patient outcomes and practice
efficiencies for over 200 thousand doctor customers and is key to
accessing Align’s 500 million consumer market opportunity
worldwide. Align has helped doctors treat over 10.2 million
patients with the Invisalign system and is driving the evolution in
digital dentistry through the Align Digital Platform, our
integrated suite of unique, proprietary technologies and services
delivered as a seamless, end-to-end solution for patients and
consumers, orthodontists and GP dentists, and lab/partners.
Visit www.aligntech.com for more information.
For additional information about the Invisalign system or to
find an Invisalign doctor in your area, please
visit www.invisalign.com. For additional information about the
iTero digital scanning system, please visit www.itero.com. For
additional information about exocad dental CAD/CAM offerings and a
list of exocad reseller partners, please
visit www.exocad.com.
About MedTech BreakthroughPart of Tech
Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition
platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the
MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is an independent program
devoted to honoring excellence in medical and health related
technology companies, products, services and people. The MedTech
Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition
around the achievements of breakthrough health and medical
companies and products in categories that include Patient
Engagement, mHealth, Health & Fitness, Clinical Administration,
Healthcare IoT, Medical Data, Healthcare Cybersecurity and more.
For more information visit MedTechBreakthrough.com.
Align
TechnologyMadelyn
Homick408-470-1180mhomick@aligntech.com |
Zeno
GroupSarah
Johnson828-551-4201sarah.johnson@zenogroup.com |
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