Invention Application
- Patent Title: ORTHODONTIC SYSTEM AND DEVICE
- Patent Title (中): 正畸系统和装置
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Application No.: PCT/US2017/041170Application Date: 2017-07-07
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Publication No.: WO2018009848A1Publication Date: 2018-01-11
- Inventor: ALIKHANI, Mani , TEIXEIRA, Cristina , OLIVEIRA, Serafim , SANGSUWON, Chinapa
- Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: 70 Washington Square South New York, New York 10012 US
- Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: 70 Washington Square South New York, New York 10012 US
- Agency: KAPLUN, Oleg F. et al.
- Priority: US62/359,493 20160707
- Main IPC: A61C7/28
- IPC: A61C7/28 ; A61C7/14 ; A61C7/22 ; A61C7/24 ; A61C7/30 ; F16H19/04
Abstract:
An orthodontic device and, in particular, an orthodontic bracket that is slidable along a wire without external forces is provided. The device may include a first and second gear, each of which are independently movable between a locked position in which the gear is prevented from rotation, and a released configuration in which the gear extends into the channel to engage a wire received within the channel and is rotatable to move the device along the wire. The first gear may be rotatable to move the device in a first direction while the second gear may be rotatable to move the device in a second direction opposite the first direction. Thus, the first and second gears have the ability to move along the wire in short or long distances, as desired.
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