A61C 7/023
For debonding or removing orthodontic devices
Official title: {for debonding or removing orthodontic devices}
A61C7/023 (For debonding or removing orthodontic devices) appears on 81 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 81
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 165
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 8 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Orthodontic devices and methods for using those devices8 Sep 2026US 12,727,968 B2Ormco Corporation
- Manufacture of patient-specific orthodontic brackets with tooth-specific breakaway mechanism29 Jul 2025US 12,370,015 B2LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Orthodontic aligner removal device and method1 Oct 2024US 12,102,500 B1
- Palatal expanders with breach regions24 Sep 2024US 12,097,085 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Light curing dental system18 Jun 2024US 12,011,335 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Manufacture of patient-specific orthodontic brackets with tooth-specific breakaway mechanism26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053596 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Dental Aligner Removal Tool11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375267 A1
- Palatal expander apparatuses and methods using cone beam tomography30 Jan 2025US 2025/0032219 A1
- Extractor9 Jan 2025US 2025/0009475 A1Pacific Care Limited
- Methods of forming releasable palatal expanders5 Dec 2024US 2024/0398512 A1Align Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthodontic appliance debonder510US 5,645,421 AGreat Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd. · 1997
- Method of fracturing interfaces with an ultrasonic tool85US 5,106,302 AOrmco Corporation · 1992
- Ceramic orthodontic bracket with debonding channel79US 5,439,379 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995
- Palatal expanders and methods of expanding a palate72US 11,273,011 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2022
- Orthodontic appliance and methods of installation and removal62US 6,206,690 B1Ormco Corporation · 2001