Sonic bonding means for orthodontics
OwnerPhillip A. Brooksinventor
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Abstract
A sonic apparatus for bonding an orthodontic bracket to a tooth, comprising a pincer-type element having arms for holding the bracket and an attached sonic transmission line for applying a sonic frequency to the bracket through the arms of the pincer element.
Claims4
Sonic apparatus for bonding one article to another and comprising sonic transmission line means in operable connection with one of the articles for transmitting sonic energy thereto, and bonding agent means interposed between the articles for response to the sonic energy to bond the articles together upon engagement therebetween, one of said articles being a tooth and the other article being an orthodontic bracket, and wherein the sonic transmission line is connected to pincer means, said pincer means being provided with article engaging means for holding the orthodontic bracket in engagement with the tooth during the bonding operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.