Clear aligner and manufacturing method thereof, traction device for clear aligner, and aid for traction device for clear aligner
OwnerTae-Weon Kiminventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a clear aligner, a manufacturing method thereof, a traction device for a clear aligner, and an auxiliary tool for a traction device for a clear aligner. More particularly, the present invention relates to a clear aligner (10), a manufacturing method thereof, a traction device for a clear aligner, and an auxiliary tool (40) for a traction device for a clear aligner, wherein the clear aligner can improve orthodontic effects by increasing a correction force by traction of a clear aligner using an elastic band when it is impossible to correct teeth only with the clear aligner due to uneven teeth.
Claims18
A clear aligner comprising a button pulled by an elastic band to provide an additional orthodontic force to the clear aligner,
- the button being integrally provided on the clear aligner in such a way that a target portion of the clear aligner to be determined to form the button is changed into a ductile phase by applying heat to the target portion and then a pressure is applied to the target portion so that the target portion protrudes from the clear aligner, the button comprising:
- a cylindrical body directly protruding from the clear aligner;
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- a head part provided on an upper end of the cylindrical body, the head part having a larger diameter than a diameter of the cylindrical body.
A method for manufacturing a button for a clear aligner so that the button is formed on the clear aligner, the method comprising:
- applying heat to a target portion of the clear aligner determined to be a location for forming the button and changing the target portion into a ductile phase;
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- pressing the target portion of the clear aligner that has been changed into the ductile phase, and protruding the target portion, thus forming the button integrated with the clear aligner.
A traction device combined with a clear aligner to provide an additional orthodontic force, the traction device comprising:
- at least a pair of buttons provided on a dentate area of the clear aligner, the dentate area requiring an orthodontic force;
- an elastic band pulling the buttons towards each other, thus providing the orthodontic force;
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- an auxiliary tool comprising a planar body, with a notch formed in an edge of the planar body, the elastic band being inserted into the notch, wherein the auxiliary tool is used to wrap the elastic band around the buttons in such a way that the elastic band is inserted into and hooked to the notch and then the planar body is moved to pull the elastic band.
An auxiliary tool for a traction device for a clear aligner, the traction device comprising at least a pair of buttons provided on a dentate area of the clear aligner, the dentate area requiring an orthodontic force, and an elastic band pulling the buttons towards each other, thus providing the orthodontic force to the clear aligner,
- the auxiliary tool comprising
- a planar body, with a notch formed in an edge of the planar body, the elastic band being inserted into the notch, wherein the auxiliary tool is used to wrap the elastic band around the buttons in such a way that the elastic band is inserted into and hooked to the notch and then the planar body is moved to pull the elastic band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.