- Patent Title: Orthodontic bracket and a method of making an orthodontic bracket
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Application No.: US15776303Application Date: 2017-01-23
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Publication No.: US10932888B2Publication Date: 2021-03-02
- Inventor: Ralf M. Paehl , Dietmar Blees
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agent Kevin Weber
- Priority: EP16153276 20160129
- International Application: PCT/US2017/014499 WO 20170123
- International Announcement: WO2017/132080 WO 20170803
- Main IPC: A61C7/16
- IPC: A61C7/16 ; A61C7/14 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y50/02 ; B33Y80/00 ; B23K26/342 ; A61C7/00 ; B22F3/105

Abstract:
An orthodontic bracket having a bracket pad (2), and a bracket body (1) extending from the bracket pad. The bracket has a slot (4) for receiving an orthodontic archwire. The slot has a proximal slot side face (4a), a distal side face (4b) and a slot ground face (4c). The bracket has at least one archwire support structure (5a, 5b) that forms a support surface (6a, 6b) in a plane of the slot ground face. The support surface is spaced from the slot ground face. The archwire support structure forms a flat and protrudes in a dimention generally parallel to a slot cross axis. The invention help maximizing the tip control in an orthodontic treatment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180325627A1 AN ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND A METHOD OF MAKING AN ORTHODONTIC BRACKET Public/Granted day:2018-11-15
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