Self-activated orthodontic expander
AssigneeLeone S.P.A.
InventorsGabriele SCOMMEGNA, Maurizio DOLFI
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Abstract
Self-activated orthodontic expander including a left frame and a right frame, where the left frame and right frame include, respectively, a left body and a right body, each having anchoring element for anchoring them to the teeth of a dental arch. The bodies have through holes oriented in a predetermined expansion direction, where the frames are slidably mounted along the expansion direction by guides inserted into the holes of the bodies. Elastic elements are arranged and acting between the frames. The guides are further constrained with each other by a bridge oriented orthogonally to the same guides and adapted to prevent the reciprocal movement of the guides.
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Self-activated orthodontic expander comprising:
- a left frame and a right frame, wherein said left frame and right frame comprise, respectively, a left body and a right body, each of the bodies having anchoring means for anchoring them to the teeth of a dental arch, wherein said bodies have through holes oriented in a predetermined expansion direction, wherein said frames are slidably mounted along said expansion direction by means of guides inserted into said holes of the bodies, wherein elastic means are arranged and acting between said frames, wherein said guides are further constrained with each other by a bridge oriented orthogonally to the same guides and adapted to prevent the reciprocal movement of the guides.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.