Orthodontic self-locking bracket and system with controllable arch wire torque
OwnerTao Lvinventor
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Abstract
An orthodontic self-locking bracket with a controllable arch wire torque, including a bracket body and an elastic member, wherein a groove is provided in the bracket body, and a self-locking cover plate is disposed on an upper part of the groove; the elastic member is connected to a side wall of the groove; the elastic member and another side wall of the groove are configured to dispose an arch wire; the elastic member is capable of elastically deforming under a squeezing action of the arch wire; and the elastic member is capable of elastically deforming on a part close to a bottom surface of the groove and a part away from the bottom surface of the groove, to elastically act on the arch wire at different twist angles.
Claims14
An orthodontic bracket with a controllable arch wire torque, comprising:
- a bracket body, and
- a hollow elastic tube, wherein:
- a groove is provided in the bracket body
- the elastic tube is connected to a side wall of the groove;
- the elastic tube and another side wall of the groove are configured to accommodate an arch wire;
- the elastic tube is capable of elastically deforming under a squeezing action of the arch wire;
- and
- the elastic tube is capable of elastically deforming on a part close to a bottom surface of the groove and a part away from the bottom surface of the groove, to elastically act on the arch wire at different twist angles.
An orthodontic bracket with a controllable arch wire torque, comprising:
- a bracket body;
- and
- an elastic member, wherein:
- a groove is provided in the bracket body;
- the elastic member is connected to a side wall of the groove;
- the elastic member and another side wall of the groove are configured to accommodate an arch wire;
- the elastic member is capable of elastically deforming under a squeezing action of the arch wire;
- the elastic member is capable of elastically deforming on a part close to a bottom surface of the groove and a part away from the bottom surface of the groove, to elastically act on the arch wire at different twist angles;
- and
- a longitudinal axis direction of the elastic member is perpendicular to the bottom surface of the groove.
An orthodontic bracket with a controllable arch wire torque, comprising:
- a bracket body;
- and
- two elastic members, wherein:
- a groove is provided in the bracket body;
- the two elastic members are distributed at two ends in a direction perpendicular to the bottom surface of the groove, each elastic member being connected to a side wall of the groove;
- the elastic members and another side wall of the groove are configured to accommodate an arch wire;
- the elastic members are capable of elastically deforming under a squeezing action of the arch wire;
- the elastic members are capable of elastically deforming on a part close to a bottom surface of the groove and a part away from the bottom surface of the groove, to elastically act on the arch wire at different twist angles;
- and
- a longitudinal axis direction of each elastic member is parallel to the bottom surface of the groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.