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US 2017/0000587 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.
Claims21
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;
- wherein a horizontal axis extends through a center of the at least one ring-shaped member, the horizontal axis being taken relative to the body in an upright position;
- wherein a vertical axis extends through the center of the at least one ring-shaped member, the vertical axis being taken relative to the body in an upright position;
- and
- wherein the at least one connecting portion is oriented on an axis that intersects the horizontal axis while not intersecting the vertical axis.
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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 oriented parallel to one another on separate planes;
- and
- wherein the at least one connecting portion extends perpendicularly to the body and the at least one ring-shaped member.
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An orthodontic system, comprising:
- an orthodontic bracket having:
- a plurality of wings,
- a slot oriented between the plurality of wings, and
- an archwire oriented in the slot;
- an orthodontic appliance having:
- 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;
- wherein the at least one ring-shaped member engages the orthodontic bracket, extending below each of the plurality of wings and above the archwire;
- wherein a length of the at least one connecting portion results in a spacing between the body and the at least one ring-shaped member;
- and
- wherein the length of the at least one connecting portion is selected such that the spacing prevents direct contact between the body and at least one of:
- the at least one ring-shaped member, the wings, and the archwire.
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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 oriented adjacent to one another;
- wherein a horizontal axis extends through a center of the at least one ring-shaped member, the horizontal axis being taken relative to the body in an upright position;
- wherein a vertical axis extends through the center of the at least one ring-shaped member, the vertical axis being taken relative to the body in an upright position;
- and
- wherein the at least one connecting portion is oriented on an axis that intersects one of the horizontal axis and the vertical axis, while not intersecting the other of the horizontal axis and the vertical axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.