Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aesthetic orthodontic bracket and method of making same
- Patent Title (中): 美学正畸支架及其制作方法
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Application No.: US12540627Application Date: 2009-08-13
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Publication No.: US08585398B2Publication Date: 2013-11-19
- Inventor: Jonathan Yeh , Rodolfo Rodriguez , Farrokh Farzin-Nia
- Applicant: Jonathan Yeh , Rodolfo Rodriguez , Farrokh Farzin-Nia
- Applicant Address: US CA Orange
- Assignee: Ormco Corporation
- Current Assignee: Ormco Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Orange
- Agency: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP
- Main IPC: A61C3/00
- IPC: A61C3/00

Abstract:
An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth includes a bracket body that has an archwire slot adapted to receive the archwire. A movable member is engaged with the bracket body and is movable between an opened position and a closed position. The bracket body and movable member are made from a transparent or translucent ceramic for improved aesthetics. The bracket body may include one or more stop surfaces that limit movement of the moveable member in the gingival direction. The bracket body may include a support surface that is positioned lingually of a labial edge of the archwire slot. The moveable member may include a bracket-engaging portion having a first surface confronting the bracket body and a slot-covering portion having a second surface confronting the archwire slot, the first and second surfaces being offset from one another.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100055636A1 AESTHETIC ORTHODONTIC BRACKET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Public/Granted day:2010-03-04
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