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US 2017/0312053 A1Published application
Dental/orthodontic assembly
OwnerWilliam B. Bradyinventor
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Abstract
Systems for dental/orthodontic treatment can include a cervical collar, a brace, a mount, and an upper support. The brace can extend from an anterior section of the cervical collar to the upper support, which can be positioned to engage a forehead of a dental/orthodontic treatment patient. The mount can be engaged to and positioned on the brace, and can be configured to receive one or more elastics extending from fixation points within the mouth of the patient.
Claims20
A dental/orthodontic treatment system comprising:
- a cervical collar;
- a brace secured to an anterior section of the cervical collar, the brace configured to extend from the cervical collar in a direction of an oral cavity of a patient;
- a mount securably coupled to the brace;
- and
- one or more elastics configured to engage the mount, wherein the one or more elastics are configured to extend from the mount to one or more fixation points within the oral cavity of the patient, wherein the one or more elastics are configured to exert a force on the one or more fixation points within the oral cavity of the patient.
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A dental/orthodontic assembly comprising:
- a brace configured to extend from a fixation point adjacent to a chin of a patient to a location above an oral cavity of the patient;
- a mount configured to slidably engage the brace, wherein the mount is configured to slide along a length of the brace when the mount is in an unsecured configuration, wherein the mount comprises a plurality of grooves extending laterally along a length of the mount, the one or more grooves configured to engage one or more elastics secured to a location within the oral cavity of the patient;
- a fastener configured to engage the mount and the brace, wherein the fastener is configured to secure the mount to the brace when in a secured configuration and to allow movement of the mount along the brace when in an unsecured configuration;
- and a support secured to an upper end of the brace, wherein the support is configured to engage a surface of a forehead of the patient, wherein fixation of the brace to the fixation point below the oral cavity and engagement of the support to the forehead of the patient provide for fixation of the brace with respect to the patient in at least one direction.
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A method for providing a dental/orthodontic treatment comprising:
- fixing a brace with a mount to a fixation point at an anterior section of a cervical collar positioned on a patient, wherein the brace is configured to extend from the cervical collar in a direction of an oral cavity of the patient;
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- coupling one or more elastics to the mount, wherein the one or more elastics are configured to extend from the mount to one or more fixation points within the oral cavity of the patient, wherein the one or more elastics are configured to exert a force on the one or more fixation points within the oral cavity of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.