Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self ligating orthodontic bracket having a rotatable member
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Application No.: US15986342Application Date: 2018-05-22
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Publication No.: US10682207B2Publication Date: 2020-06-16
- Inventor: Dennis J. Dupray , Nam Trinh , Jeffrey Smith
- Applicant: RMO, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Denver
- Assignee: RMO, Inc.
- Current Assignee: RMO, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Denver
- Agency: Sheridan Ross P.C.
- Main IPC: A61C7/28
- IPC: A61C7/28 ; A61C7/14 ; A61C7/16 ; A61C7/30

Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to a self ligating orthodontic bracket having a rotatable member for securing an archwire within a slot of the bracket. Embodiments of the orthodontic bracket disclosed herein include a bracket body containing the archwire slot as well as tie wings for attaching various orthodontic devices (e.g., elastomeric bands) to the bracket. The rotatable member is rotatable in a first direction (e.g., counter clockwise) relative to a body of the bracket for securing or locking the archwire within the slot, and for rotating in an opposite direction (e.g., a clockwise direction) relative to the bracket body for unsecuring or unlocking the archwire so that it is substantially unrestrained from exiting the slot.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180263734A1 Self Ligating Orthodontic Bracket Having a Rotatable Member Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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