US 8,939,762 B2Granted

Vibrating orthodontic remodeling device and method thereof

AssigneeOrthoAccel Technologies, Inc.

InventorMichael K. Lowe

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Abstract

The present disclosure describes a faster method of orthodontic remodeling, where a patient wears an orthodontic fixed appliance biting an orthodontic remodeling device, the orthodontic remodeling device comprising: an extraoral housing containing a power source operably coupled to an actuator operably coupled to a processor that controls the actuator and captures and communicates device usage data; the extraoral housing operably connected to an intraoral U-shaped bite plate; the bite plate having upper and lower vertical rims on a facial edge thereof to contact both arches of teeth; and wherein during use the orthodontic remodeling device vibrates at a frequency from 0.1 to 400 Hz. The patient then activates the orthodontic remodeling device for about 20 minutes daily. The method provides accelerated tooth movement as compared to without using the orthodontic remodeling device.

Claims1

Dependent claims

A faster method of orthodontic remodeling, comprising:

a) a patient wearing an orthodontic fixed appliance biting an orthodontic remodeling device, said orthodontic remodeling device comprising:
i) an extraoral housing containing a power source operably coupled to an actuator operably coupled to a processor that controls said actuator and captures and communicates device usage data;
ii) said extraoral housing operably connected to an intraoral U-shaped bite plate;
iii) said bite plate having upper and lower vertical rims on a facial edge thereof to contact both arches of teeth;
and
iv) wherein during use said orthodontic remodeling device is held in place only by teeth clamping on the bite plate and said orthodontic remodeling device vibrates at a frequency from 0.1 to 400 Hz;
and
b) activating said orthodontic remodeling device for about 20 minutes daily,
wherein said method provides accelerated tooth movement as compared to without using said orthodontic remodeling device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/973,865Filed 22 Aug 2013 · continuation in part
Priority: 14 Mar 2007
Published: US 2013/0059263 A15 Dec 2013
Granted: 27 Jan 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A61C 7/00
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth
A61C 7/008
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by…: using…
A61C 7/08
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by…:…
A61C 7/002
Orthodontics, i.e. obtaining or maintaining the desired position of teeth, e.g. by straightening, evening, regulating, separating, or by…:…

Family

Application60/906,807Us provisional application · filed 14 Mar 2007
Application11/773,849Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 5 Jul 2007
Application11/773,858Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 5 Jul 2007
Application12/615,049Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 9 Nov 2009
Application13/609,346Parent of this continuation · filed 11 Sep 2012
Application13/684,220Parent of this continuation · filed 22 Nov 2012
US 2013/0323669 A1Pre-grant publication · published 5 Dec 2013
Application12/615,049Parent of this continuation
US 8,500,446 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2008/0227046 A1Published application
US 2008/0227047 A1Published application
US 2010/0055634 A1Published application
US 2012/0322018 A1Published application
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