Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Orthodontic system and device
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Application No.: US16314070Application Date: 2017-07-07
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Publication No.: US11259898B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Mani Alikhani , Cristina Teixeira , Serafim Oliveira , Chinapa Sangsuwon
- Applicant: New York University
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: New York University
- Current Assignee: New York University
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2017/041170 WO 20170707
- International Announcement: WO2018/009848 WO 20180111
- Main IPC: A61C7/14
- IPC: A61C7/14 ; A61C7/22 ; A61C7/30 ; A61C7/00 ; A61C7/28 ; 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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190167385A1 ORTHODONTIC SYSTEM AND DEVICE Public/Granted day:2019-06-06
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