Interdental immobilization device

[1. A two part fixture adapted to act as an anchoring means in an interdental immobilization procedure comprising;

• (a) a longitudinal deformable shaft defining a helical threaded portion that extends from one end and that transforms into a smooth cylindrical rod that terminates at a pointed distal end;
• and,
• (b) a screw member defining a bore therethrough adapted to matingly thread with the helical threaded portion, the length of the deformable longitudinal shaft being such as to permit the distal portion of the cylindrical rod to encircle a tooth and to loop about the shaft over a
• segment of the helical threaded portion.] 2. The fixture as claimed in claim [1] 49 , wherein the [screw member] nut is profiled as a conic. 3. The fixture as claimed in claim 2,
• wherein the conic is frusto-conical. 4. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim 3 wherein the nut is nylon and the [elongated screw
• member] shaft is stainless steel. 5. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel of a diameter in the range of
• 0.025" to 0.032" and the nut is nylon. 6. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032"
• and the nut is nylon, and the profile of the nut is a hexagon. 7. The fixture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is 3" long. 8. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [3] 50 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel and of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" the nut is nylon and the [aperture] channel is [a] of smooth continuous [bore] diameter , sized to at least the root [threaded] thread diameter of the helical threaded
• portion. 9. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [3] 50 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel and of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" and the nut is nylon and the [aperture] channel is of a two step [bore] diameter , a major portion sized to at least the diameter of the shaft , and a minor portion sized to at least the root thread diameter of the helical
• threaded portion. 10. The fixture as claimed in claim [3] 50 , wherein the helical [thread] threaded portion is a thread selected from the group of threads comprising a
• buttress form thread and a full depth V shaped thread. 11. The fixture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the shaft is surgical stainless steel and the
• [screw member] nut is a nylon polyamide. 12. The fixture as claimed in claim 3, wherein the shaft is surgical stainless steel and the [screw member] nut is a nylon polyamide
• wherein, the nylon polyamide has a Rockwell hardness of R110 to R120. 13. [A two part] The fixture as claimed in claim 2, wherein the nut is nylon and the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel. 14. [A two part] The fixture as claimed in claim 2 wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel of a diameter in the
• range of 0.025" to 0.032" and the nut is nylon. 15. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim 2, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" and the nut is nylon, and the profile of the nut is a
• hexagon. 16. The fixture as claimed in claim 2, wherein the [elongated
• screw member] shaft is 3" long. 17. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [2] 50 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel and of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" and the nut is nylon and the [aperture] channel is [a] of smooth continuous [bore] diameter , sized to at
• least the root thread diameter of the helical threaded portion. 18. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [2] 50 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel and of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" nut is nylon and the channel is of two step [bore] diameter , have a major [bore] portion sized to at least the diameter of the [elongated screw member] shaft , and a minor [bore] portion sized to at least the root thread diameter of the helical
• threaded portion. 19. The fixture as claimed in claim [2] 50 , wherein the helical [thread] threaded portion is a thread selected from the group of threads comprising a
• buttress form thread and a full depth V shaped thread. 20. The fixture as claimed in claim 2, wherein the shaft is surgical stainless steel and the
• [screw member] nut is a nylon polyamide. 21. The fixture as claimed in claim 2, wherein the shaft is surgical stainless steel and the [screw member] nut is a nylon polyamide
• wherein, the nylon polyamide has a Rockwell hardness of R110 to R120. 22. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [1] 49 , wherein the nut is nylon and the [elongated screw
• member] shaft is stainless steel. 23. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [1] 49 wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel of a
• diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" and the nut is nylon. 24. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [1] 49 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" and the nut is nylon,
• and the profile of the nut is a hexagon. 25. The fixture as claimed in claim [1] 49 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is 3" long. 26. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [1] 50 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel and of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" the nut is nylon and the [aperture] channel is [a] of smooth continuous [bore] diameter , sized to at least the root thread
• diameter of the helical threaded portion. 27. The [two part] fixture as claimed in claim [1] 50 , wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is stainless steel and of a diameter in the range of 0.025" to 0.032" the nut is nylon and the [aperture] channel is [a] of two step [bore] diameter , a major [bore] portion sized to at least the diameter of the [elongated screw member] shaft , and a minor [bore] portion sized
• to at least the root thread diameter of the helical threaded portion. 28. The fixture as claimed in claim [1] 50 , wherein the helical [thread] threaded portion is a thread selected from the group of threads comprising a buttress form thread and a full
• depth V shaped thread. 29. The fixture as claimed in claim [1] 49 , wherein the shaft is surgical stainless steel and the
• [screw member] nut is a nylon polyamide. 30. The fixture as claimed in claim [1] 49 , wherein the shaft is surgical stainless steel and [the screw member] the nut is a nylon polyamide wherein, the nylon polyamide has a Rockwell
• hardness of R110 to R120. 31. A fixture for interdental immobilization comprising:
• (a) an elongated [screw member carrying] shaft comprising a detent near [one] a proximate end [, a detent], and a threaded portion near the [other] opposite distal end [, a threaded portion];
• (b) a first anchor means adapted to engage the detent;
• and,
• (c) a second anchor means defining a body portion and a [bore] channel and adapted to travel on the [screw member] shaft , the body portion having a cross-sectional area [traverse] transverse to the [bore] channel that in part, is smaller than at other axial locations along the body portion so as to accommodate and carry interconnecting elements
• [such as wires or elastics]. 32. The fixture as claimed in claim 31 wherein [the interconnecting engagement member is a threaded shaft and] said first anchor member is a truncated conic defining a channel through which said shaft extends and wherein said second anchor means is integral with said [adjustably locating means (c)] body portion and includes means for engagement with said shaft [whereby the] to position said first and second anchor means relative to each
• other. 33. The fixture as claimed in claim 32 wherein said [means (c) for locating] body portion includes a bearing surface adapted to [locate said means (c) and said bearing anchor means relative to said first anchor means] accommodate and carry said
• interconnecting elements . 34. The fixture as claimed in claim 31
• wherein the detent is in the form of an L. 35. The fixture as claimed in claim 34, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is "L" shaped having a distal arm with a threaded [shaft] portion and pointed tip thereon and a proximate arm. 36. The fixture as claimed in claim 34, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is "L" shaped having a distal arm with a threaded shaft and pointed tip thereon and a proximate arm [thus extends] extending through an obtuse angle into a [straight] forwardly inclined straight piece [that acts as a
• protrusion]. 37. The fixture as claimed in claim 31 wherein the first
• anchor means has a slot for engagement with the detent. 38. The fixture as claimed in claim 37, wherein the [elongated screw member] is "L" shaped having a distal arm with a threaded [shaft] portion and pointed tip thereon and a proximate arm thus extends through an obtuse angle into a straight inclined piece that acts as a protrusion.
• 9. The fixture as claimed in claim 37 wherein the [bore] channel of the second anchor means is adapted to
• threadingly mate with and travel along the threaded portion. 40. The fixture as claimed in claim 39, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is "L" shaped having a distal arm with a threaded [shaft] portion and pointed tip thereon and a proximate arm [thus extends] extending through an obtuse angle into a [straight] forwardly inclined straight piece [that acts as a protrusion]. 41. The fixture as claimed in claim 31 wherein the [bore] channel of the second anchor means is adapted to threadingly mate with and travel along the
• threaded portion. 42. The fixture as claimed in claim 41, wherein the [elongated screw member] shaft is "L" shaped having a distal arm with a threaded [shaft] portion and pointed tip thereon and a proximate arm [thus extends] extending through an obtuse angle into a [straight] forwardly inclined straight piece [that acts as a
• protrusion].