Invention Application
- Patent Title: ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE INCLUDING ARCH MEMBER
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Application No.: US15548478Application Date: 2016-03-07
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Publication No.: US20180014916A1Publication Date: 2018-01-18
- Inventor: David K. Cinader, JR. , Ralf M. Paehl , Michael K. Domroese , Gopal B. Haregoppa , James D. Hansen
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- International Application: PCT/US2016/021249 WO 20160307
- Main IPC: A61C7/30
- IPC: A61C7/30

Abstract:
Various embodiments of an orthodontic appliance and method of forming such appliance are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the orthodontic appliance can include an arch member including an arch member body and an arch member coupling connected to the body. The orthodontic appliance can also include an anchor including an anchor coupling and a base adapted to connect the anchor to a surface of a tooth. The arch member coupling can be releasably connectable to the anchor coupling, and the anchor can be adapted for displacement relative to the arch member body when the anchor is connected to the surface of the tooth and the arch member coupling is connected to the anchor coupling.
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