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Method of making a customized orthodontic bracket

US10219876B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY · US

Inventors

Philip P. Soo · Cambridge, US
James D. Cleary · Seattle, US
Arno Hohmann · Munich, DE
Ralf M. Paehl · Melle, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2015
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P10/25
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of making a customized orthodontic bracket includes steps of providing a pre-manufactured physical bracket body, providing a physical bracket base having a tooth facing side shaped according to of at least part of a patient's tooth, and joining the bracket body and at least a portion of the bracket base. The bracket base is provided using a material build-up process. The invention helps facilitating manufacturing of customized orthodontic brackets.

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