Orthodontic bracket
AssigneeOrmco Corporation
InventorDwight H. Damon
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Abstract
An orthodontic bracket is described and which includes a base member defining an archwire slot having an opening, and at least one projection extending outwardly from the base member; a ligating slide moveable between a first position which is clear of the archwire slot, and second position where the ligating slide projects over the opening of the archwire slot; and a biasing member borne by the ligating slide, and resiliently cooperating with the projection, and wherein the biasing member has a first portion which receives the projection when the ligating slide is in the first position, and a second portion which receives the projection when the ligating slide is in the second position.
Claims9
An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth, comprising:
- a bracket body that is configured to be mounted to the tooth and that includes an archwire slot adapted to receive the archwire, an anterior surface, and a recess that is formed in the anterior surface, the archwire slot including opposed slot walls projecting outwardly from a base surface;
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- a ligating slide that is engaged with and movable relative to the bracket body between an opened position and a closed position in which the ligating slide opposes the based surface,
- wherein the recess receives a tool to open the ligating slide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.