Orthodontic hand instrument for detaching brackets from teeth
US7670140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C7/023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hand instrument for detaching orthodontic brackets from a patient's teeth has first jaw, a second jaw and a blade that extends between the first jaw and the second jaw. The blade is received in a channel of a bracket during a debonding procedure, and serves to releasably clamp mesial and distal sections of the bracket to the hand instrument as the sections are detached from the tooth.
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