Device for treating jaw fractures or tooth displacements
OwnerFriedrich Schmittinventor
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Abstract
A device for the orthopedic treatment of jaw fractures or tooth displacements has ring-shaped dental bands which surround the teeth and are detachably secured to at least two teeth of a jaw. In order to attach the dental band to the tooth in a secure and detachable manner, at least two tensioning blocks are integrally shaped on the dental band. The tensioning blocks are arranged in pairs at a distance from each other, aligned bores and/or threaded holes are created in both tensioning blocks and the gap may be reduced by means of at least one tensioning screw held in the bores or threaded holes.
Claims20
In a device for orthopedic treatment of jaw fractures or misaligned teeth, wherein a ring shaped dental band which loops around a tooth is releasably fastened to at least two teeth of a jaw, the improvement comprising:
- at least two tensioning blocks (11, 12) formed integrally on the dental band (10), wherein the tensioning blocks (11, 12) are arranged in pairs and are at a distance from each other,
- each of the at least two tensioning blocks (11, 12) having at least one of aligned bores and aligned threaded receivers,
- at least one tensioning screw (20) engaged within the at least one of aligned bores and aligned threaded receivers,
- a holder (60) disposed in a space formed between the two tensioning blocks (11, 12),
- the holder (60) having a holder bore into which the tensioning screw (20) is engaged, and
- the holder (60) having a plurality of receivers (61, 62) on a side facing away from the dental band (10) for accommodating a strap (30).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.