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US 7,074,037 B2Granted
Bracket for orthodontic appliances
OwnerAldo Macchiinventor
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Abstract
A bracket for orthodontic appliances comprises a plate-like base (10), first support means (20) mounted on the base (10) and defining a first housing (25) for a first archwire (30), and second support means (40) mounted on the base (10) and defining a second housing (45) for a second archwire (31). The bracket (1) further has a concave portion (64) defining an auxiliary housing for a pin (32) positioned transversely of the first and second archwires (30, 31).
Claims17
A bracket for orthodontic appliances comprising:
- a plate-like base (10);
- first support means (20) mounted on said base (10) and defining a first housing (25) for a first archwire (30);
- second support means (40) mounted on said base (10) and defining a second housing (45) for a second archwire (31)
- wherein said first and second support means (20, 40) are of one piece construction and define a single supporting body (50), said bracket further comprising a connecting element (60) to fasten said supporting body (50) to said base (10), wherein said connecting element (60) comprises:
- an elongated body (61) having a first and a second end (61a, 61b) opposite to each other;
- a pair of wings (62, 63) each extending from a respective end (61a, 61b) of said elongated body (61) in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extension of said elongated body (61), said wings (62, 63) being each fastened to said base (10), said supporting body (50) being housed between said wings (62, 63).
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A bracket for orthodontic appliances, comprising:
- a plate-like base (10), having at least two opposite sides (11, 12) each provided with a respective concave portion (11a, 12a);
- a supporting body (50) of one piece construction, having first support means (20) and second support means (40) defining a first housing (25) for a first archwire (30) and a second housing (45) for a second archwire (31) respectively, said base (10) having a median portion (13) interposed between said first and second housings (25, 45), said first housing (25) being provided with an opening (25a) on the opposite side with respect to said median portion (13), said second housing (45) being provided with an opening (45a) facing said median portion (13);
- a connecting element (60) having an elongated body (61) with a first and a second end (61a, 61b) opposite to each other and a pair of wings (62, 63) extending each from a respective end (61a, 61b) of said elongated body (61) in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extension of said elongated body (61), said wings (62, 63) being each fastened to said base (10), said supporting body (50) being housed between said wings (62, 63).
An orthodontic appliance comprising:
- a first archwire (30);
- a second archwire (31);
- at least one bracket (1) having a plate-like base (10), first support means (20) mounted on said base (10) and defining a first housing (25) for said first archwire (30), and second support means (40) mounted on said base (10) and defining a second housing (45) for said second archwire (31)
- wherein said first and second support means (20, 40) are of one piece construction and define a single supporting body (50), said bracket further comprising a connecting element (60) to fasten said supporting body (50) to said base (10), wherein said connecting element (60) comprises:
- an elongated body (61) having a first and a second end (61a, 61b) opposite to each other;
- a pair of wings (62, 63) each extending from a respective end (61a, 61b) of said elongated body (61) in a direction transverse to a longitudinal extension of said elongated body (61), said wings (62, 63) being each fastened to said base (10), said supporting body (50) being housed between said wings (62, 63).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.