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US 2016/0256241 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
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;
- and
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are not coplanar when in an unloaded state.
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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;
- and
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are substantially parallel.
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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 substantially parallel;
- wherein the body and the at least one ring-shaped member are not coplanar when in an unloaded state;
- and
- wherein the body has a width and length greater than the width and length of the at least one ring-shaped member and at least one connecting portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.