Patent · US Expired

Convertible buccal tube/bracket appliance

US4511331A · kind A · utility

32Cited by
2References
2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 8, 1983
Grant dateApr 16, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 8, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61C7/282
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An orthodontic appliance which converts from a buccal tube to a bracket upon the removal of a wire insert which is partly positioned within the longitudinal slot of a bracket body and attached to the surface of the bracket.

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