Orthodontic appliance for the forward displacement of the lower jaw

US6413082B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DENTAURUM J.P. WINKELSTROETER KG · DE

Inventor

• Friedrich Binder · Kieselbronn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 16, 2001
• Grant date: Jul 2, 2002
• Expiry date: Feb 16, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61C7/36
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In an orthodontic appliance, referred to as Herbst hinge, for the forward displacement of the lower jaw of a patient, with a pair of telescopes, each comprising a telescopic tube and a telescopic slide rod, which are attachable at their free ends in each case via a joint to the patient's upper jaw and lower jaw, respectively, for increasing the freedom of movement of the lower jaw while at the same time achieving the therapeutically desired forward push onto the lower jaw, it is proposed that the telescopes in the telescoped state be rigid, as known per se, but in the extended state be flexible.