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US 10,034,724 B2Granted
Orthodontic appliance
AssigneeDesigner Ties, LLC
InventorTimothy G. Wigal
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Abstract
Various embodiments of an orthodontic appliance are provided. In one embodiment, an orthodontic appliance is provided, the appliance comprising: a body; at least one ring-shaped member connected to the body via at least one connecting portion; wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are oriented adjacent to one another; and wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are not coplanar when in an unloaded state.
Claims16
An orthodontic appliance, comprising:
- a body;
- at least one ring-shaped member connected to the body via at least one connecting portion;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are oriented adjacent to one another;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are parallel to one another and lie on separate planes;
- wherein the at least one connecting portion extends orthogonally to both of the at least one ring shaped member and the body;
- wherein the body includes a surface;
- and
- wherein the surface includes at least one of:
- a number, a letter, a symbol, a logo, a printed image, a pattern, an indicia, a raised element;
- and a three-dimensional shape.
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An orthodontic device, comprising:
- a series of orthodontic appliances, each appliance comprising;
- a body;
- at least one ring-shaped member connected to the body via at least one connecting portion;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are oriented adjacent to one another;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are parallel to one another and lie on separate planes;
- wherein the at least one connecting portion extends orthogonally to both of the at least one ring-shaped member and the body;
- and
- wherein a series of appliances are connected adjacent to one another in a chain, wherein a first appliance is connected to an adjacent second appliance via a link connecting the at least one ring-shaped member of the first appliance and the at least one ring-shaped member of the second appliance.
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An orthodontic appliance, comprising:
- a body;
- at least one ring-shaped member connected to the body via at least one connecting portion;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are oriented adjacent to one another;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are not coplanar when in an unloaded state;
- and
- wherein the at least one connecting portion is oriented on an axis that intersects an archwire when the orthodontic appliance is connected to a bracket.
3 more elements
An orthodontic appliance, comprising:
- a body;
- at least one ring-shaped member connected to the body via at least one connecting portion;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are oriented adjacent to one another;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are not coplanar when n an unloaded state;
- and
- wherein the at least one connecting portion extends perpendicularly to the body and the at least one ring-shaped member.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.