Orthodontic appliance and method of use
AssigneeOrtho Organizers, Inc.
InventorsNihir Patel, Tejdeep Singh Riat, Mark A. Payne
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Abstract
An elongated member is used to create tension to move teeth en masse to correct Class II and Class III malocclusions. The elongated member has a constant force spring that, when stretched, provides tension along the elongated member. A mesial end of the elongated member is attached to a bridge assembly which is attached to a row of teeth, and a distal end of the elongated member is attached to an anchor. The spring member provides a constant tension which moves the bridge assembly, and hence the row of teeth, a precalibrated distance.
Claims7
An orthodontic appliance assembly, comprising:
- an elongated elastic member having a distal end and a mesial end;
- a first retaining member attached to the distal end of the elongated elastic member and having a first aperture for removable attachment to an anchor;
- a second retaining member attached to the mesial end of the elongated elastic member and having a second aperture for removable attachment to a bridge assembly;
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- wherein a tension is created on the bridge assembly by the elongated elastic member being stretched axially when the first retaining member is removably attached to the anchor and the second retaining member is removably attached to the bridge assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.