Orthodontic appliance with non-sliding archform
AssigneeSwift Health Systems Inc.
InventorsTodd Oda, Alston Chung, Andres Rodriguez, Farrokh Farzin-Nia
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Abstract
An orthodontic bracket and archform system that uses friction-free mechanics are disclosed. The archform can have a male fastener that can be retained within an orthodontic bracket. The orthodontic bracket can have varying locking mechanism, such as deflectable tabs, springs, locking pins, and others, that can cooperate with features of the male fastener to prevent sliding between the archform and the bracket.
Claims20
An archwire comprising:
- a plurality of connectors configured to couple with a plurality of orthodontic brackets, each of the plurality of connectors comprising a tab and arms, the tab disposed on a first side of the connector and extending to a free end, and the arms disposed on a second side of the connector opposite the first side, extending to free ends, and spaced apart from each other in a mesial-distal direction;
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- a plurality of interproximal loops, each of the plurality of interproximal loops disposed between adjacent connectors of the plurality of connectors.
An archwire comprising:
- a plurality of connectors configured to couple with a plurality of orthodontic brackets, each of the plurality of connectors comprising a tab and arms, the tab disposed on a first side of the connector, and the arms disposed on a second side of the connector opposite the first side;
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- a plurality of interproximal loops, each of the plurality of interproximal loops disposed between adjacent connectors of the plurality of connectors.
An archwire comprising a connector configured to couple with an orthodontic bracket, the connector comprising a tab and arms, the tab disposed on a first side of the connector, and the arms disposed on a second side of the connector opposite the first side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.