Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of making a clip for a self-ligating orthodontic bracket
- Patent Title (中): 制作自行矫正支架的夹子的方法
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Application No.: US12558910Application Date: 2009-09-14
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Publication No.: US08726510B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: John C. Voudouris
- Applicant: John C. Voudouris
- Agency: Fox Rothschild LLP
- Main IPC: B23P13/00
- IPC: B23P13/00 ; A61C7/30 ; B22D11/128

Abstract:
An orthodontic bracket having a body having an archwire slot and adapted to be secured to a tooth, and a clip coupled to the body and movable between an open position, permitting access to the archwire slot, and a closed position, inhibiting access to the archwire slot. The clip has a base material having recesses formed by laser-ablation, and a coating formed over at least one of the recesses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100000069A1 ORTHODONTIC BRACKET Public/Granted day:2010-01-07
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