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US 10,952,818 B2Granted
Dental/orthodontic assembly
OwnerWilliam B. Bradyinventor
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Abstract
Systems for dental/orthodontic treatment can include a cervical collar, a brace, a mount, and an upper support. The brace can extend from an anterior section of the cervical collar to the upper support, which can be positioned to engage a forehead of a dental/orthodontic treatment patient. The mount can be engaged to and positioned on the brace, and can be configured to receive one or more elastics extending from fixation points within the mouth of the patient.
Claims11
A method for providing a dental/orthodontic treatment comprising:
- positioning a cervical collar on a patient such that that the cervical collar encircles the neck of the patient and restricts movement of the neck and/or head in at least one direction, the cervical collar comprising a brace with a mount, the brace coupled to a fixation point at an anterior section of the cervical collar positioned on a patient and the fixation point being positioned on the anterior section of the cervical collar below the chin of the patient, wherein the brace is configured to extend from the cervical collar in a direction of an oral cavity of the patient and wherein the brace is curved such that the brace extends from the anterior section of the collar below the chin of the patient and a middle section brace is positioned anterior to the anterior section of the collar below the chin;
- engaging an upper support to a surface of a forehead of the patient, the support being secured to an upper end of the brace such that the middle section of the brace extends anterior to the support secured to the upper end of the brace;
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- coupling one or more elastics to the mount, wherein the one or more elastics are configured to extend from the mount to one or more oral fixation points within the oral cavity of the patient, wherein the one or more elastics are configured to exert a force on the one or more oral fixation points within the oral cavity of the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.