Retainer wire and tooth row retaining device using retainer wire
AssigneeChikami Miltec Inc.
InventorKunio Chikami
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a retainer wire which can solve problems of a conventional retainer wire and improve the extractive strength of the joint portion of a plastic portion and a metal wire portion. The present invention is directed to retainer wire including: a holding portion formed in the shape of a circular arc so as to be able to be in contact with a dentitition; and a metal wire metal extended from both ends of said holding, portion; wherein said holding portion is made of a synthetic resin having transparency and a specified mechanical strength; and wherein the supporting portion is formed together with the holding portion into one body.
Claims8
A retainer wire, comprising:
- a holding portion formed in the shape of a circular arc so as to be in contact with a dentition, said holding portion having two ends, and said holding portion being made of a synthetic resin having transparency and a specified mechanical strength;
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- two metal wires, an end of each metal wire being buried into a respective end of said holding portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.