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Orthodontic appliance

US10485635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Inventors

Won Moon · Los Angeles, US
Ehab Abdelbar · Plano, US
Paul Kim · Diamond Bar, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 7, 2018
Grant date	Nov 26, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 7, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61C7/002
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided herein is an orthodontic frame work and methods of making and using the same. The framework is configured to be placed within a dental arch nearby a tooth or teeth of a patient in combination with an appliance via an attachment for moving the tooth or teeth, the framework being less pliable than the appliance so as to serve as an anchor or a backbone of the appliance, the appliance is effective to move a tooth or teeth from an initial position to an intermediate position or final position of the tooth or teeth according to a prescription by a treating doctor, and the attachment is via a material forming the appliance and is configured to allow the framework to exert a non-reciprocal force upon the appliance and the appliance to exert a non-reciprocal force upon the tooth or teeth.

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