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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110311937 | Orthodontic Space Closing Appliances An orthodontic space-closing appliance has an anterior component that can be secured to the anterior part of one of the patient's dental arches; a posterior component that is slidably connected to the anterior component and that can be secured to teeth in the patient's ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110269095 | Osteogenetic-Pneumopedic Appliance, System, and Method. One embodiment of the present invention consists of a non-rigid, epigenetic-pneumopedic appliance comprising a wire-type framework supporting bow, bands, brackets or a clasp. The appliance includes active elements adapted to provide brief doses of cyclic forces to induc... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110054351 | HIGH-MODULUS SUPERELASTIC ALLOY WIRE FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL PURPOSES A wire used in the medical field for guiding purposes, as well as in other fields, such as in the field of orthodontics for teeth aligning purposes. The wire, when prepared for use in such applications, exhibits an innovative blend of advantageous properties, including ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110033814 | Trisectional Arch Wire An orthodontic arch wire has a generally parabolic shape and includes a curved anterior segment and a pair of posterior segments connected to and extending from respective ends of the curved anterior segment. The curved anterior segment has a circular cross-section and ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100304321 | FIVE SEGMENT ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE AND ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS MADE THEREOF The present invention relates to an arch wire that is used during orthodontic treatment. In accordance to the present invention a five segment orthodontic arch wire to provide a track for movement of teeth for correcting misalignment of teeth, said arch wire generally h... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100190128 | ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME A reverse curve archwire includes a generally smoothly curved U-shaped metal wire having a curved central anterior segment including a mesial center line of the U-shaped metal wire and a pair of posterior segments extending from ends of the anterior segment. Each poster... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100129766 | ORTHODONTIC RETRACTION ARCH AND SPRING An orthodontic retraction arch (10) includes an arch section (12) and two distal spring sections (14). Distal ends of spring sections (14) have eyelets (16) for ligation to orthodontic implants (18). An orthodontic retraction sp... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100092906 | CORRECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A TELESCOPABLE PORTION, A CRIMPABLE PORTION, AND AN ENGAGING PORTION, AND A RELATED METHOD A method, an orthodontic system, and orthodontic assembly (10), and a corrector assembly (8) with a telescopable portion (19), an attachable portion (18), and an engaging portion (20). The attachable portion (18) is attached to ... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100055633 | Crimping Machine, Method for Crimping a Tube on an Archwire Using Same and Method for Joining a Plurality of Archwire Segments Using Same A crimping machine includes a platform having a substantially flat upper working surface and a first crimping jaw fixed on the platform. An arm is slidably attached to the platform, the arm having a second crimping jaw provided thereon, the arm being slidable at least b... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090246725 | METHOD AND KIT INCLUDING STOP ELEMENTS FOR CORRECTING DENTAL MALOCCLUSIONS WITH PRE-FORMED NITINOL ARCHES The invention relates to a method and a kit for correcting dental malocclusions. The inventive kit consists of at least one pre-formed arch for nitinol orthodontics and at least two perforated silver spherules which when introduced into the arch and deformed remain fixe... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090197217 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table ... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090176183 | Lubricious metal orthodontic appliance A metal orthodontic appliance with a polymer coating that becomes slippery when wetted, and a method of making the appliance which comprises cleaning and treating the metal surface of the appliance and coating the appliance with a hydrophilic polymer.... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090061378 | ORTHODONTIC WIRE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF The present invention relates to an orthodontic wire and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to an orthodontic wire, which is not harmful to the human body and is capable of continuously holding the color of teeth, and a manufacturing method of the or... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090042160 | ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE An orthodontic arch wire having an oval or elliptical cross section. The orthodontic arch wire is configured such that the major axis of the orthodontic arch wire is orientated generally perpendicularly to the face of the tooth.... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080268398 | Differential Archwire An archwire is disclosed for use in an orthodontic appliance of the type that includes brackets attached to a surface of at least one tooth. The archwire includes an anterior portion for engaging at least one bracket of at least one anteriorly disposed tooth in a patien... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080248442 | ORTHODONTIC BRACE WITH POLYMERIC ARCH MEMBER A brace for an orthodontic patient includes a polymeric arch member that is removably connected to a series of appliances that are affixed to the patient's teeth. The arch member is preferably made of an aesthetic polymeric material that transmits light and has shape me... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080248439 | ORTHODONTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD An orthodontic device includes a bracket having a body and the body includes external surfaces. An archwire passageway is formed in the body. An aperture extends from one of the external surfaces of the body to the passageway. A pawl is attached to the body and includes... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080153053 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080074643 | Medical devices with color characteristics and use thereof This invention takes advantages of color characteristics of medical devices for the cosmetic and indication purposes. For example, the appearances of the metallic brackets used in orthodontics are improved with colors other than the original metallic color by surface tr... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080063995 | ARCHWIRE ASSEMBLY WITH STOPS An archwire assembly comprises an archwire with a crimpable sleeve adapted to slidably move along the archwire so as to be positioned between two adjacent brackets of orthodontic braces. The archwire assembly further includes a stop applied to the archwire and adapted t... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080057460 | Anchor-based fixed retainers Anchor-based fixed retainers are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended anchor-based fixed retainers for maintaining teeth alignment having a plurality of anchors each with a bore and adapted to directly bond to a tooth. Aspects of the present i... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20070231768 | System and method for orthodontic retention A system and method for orthodontic retention is provided. The orthodontic retention system has one or more orthodontic archwires to define and maintain tooth position. The system also has two or more orthodontic brackets affixed to two or more teeth to engage the archw... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070184398 | Orthodontic appliance with embedded wire for moving teeth The present invention provides an orthodontic appliance including a unitary appliance body positionable about a portion of a single dental arch, where the appliance body may define a lingual portion, a labial-buccal portion, and a contoured portion therebetween. The app... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070172788 | HYBRID ORTHODONTIC ARCHWIRE An archwire used during the course of orthodontic treatment has four generally flat sides that are arranged in the general shape of a rectangle. The four sides are connected by curved surfaces having a radius of curvature that is substantially larger than the corners of... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070154859 | METHOD FOR LOCALIZED HEAT TREATMENT OF ORTHODONTIC WIRES A method for localized heat treatment of a region of an orthodontic wire employs a hot air source having a maximum flow rate of approximately 6-10 liters per minute to selectively heat a small region of the wire above a predetermined temperature to change its metallurgi... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070134612 | DENTO-FACIAL ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT AND ORTHODONTIC ARCH WIRE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME The invention concerns an orthodontic treatment using brackets bonded via their base onto each tooth of a dental arch, each bracket having a slot into which a first orthodontic arch wire is introduced so as to cause to move, the first orthodontic arch wire being held in... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070134610 | ORTHODONTIC ARTICLES WITH ZIRCONIUM OXIDE COATINGS The present invention is an orthodontic article comprising a substrate and a coating disposed on at least a portion of the substrate, the coating comprising crystalline zirconium oxide. ... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070134609 | ORTHODONTIC ARTICLES WITH SILICON NITRIDE COATINGS The present invention is an orthodontic article comprising a substrate and a coating disposed on at least a portion of the substrate, the coating comprising silicon nitride. ... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070087301 | ARCHWIRE ASSEMBLY WITH STOPS An archwire assembly comprises an archwire with a crimpable sleeve adapted to slidably move along the archwire so as to be positioned between two adjacent brackets of orthodontic braces. The archwire assembly further includes a stop applied to the archwire and adapted t... | 04/19/2007 |
| 20060204919 | Orthodontic wire and method for making same The invention concerns an orthodontic wire, combined with attachments bonded on the teeth, to correct position anomalies thereof, made of a material having high mechanical performances and a very low friction coefficient on said attachments. Said material is defined by ... | 09/14/2006 |
| 20060199139 | Orthodontic archwires of various colors and their preparation methods This invention provides orthodontic archwires with more than one colors, which can be prepared by subjecting the orthodontic archwires to an anodizing treatment. ... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060147873 | Archwire system The present invention is directed to selection of individual patient archwires by examining the patients inner arch rather than the patients teeth. In particular, a method of archwire selection comprises (a) obtaining a representation of a patient's inner arch curve (a ... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060147871 | Torqued titanium-based archwire A torqued archwire for use in an edgewise orthodontic bracket system. The archwire is substantially rectangular in cross-section, is made of titanium-based alloy and has a plurality of segments, including an anterior segment which is sized to cooperate with brackets att... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060121406 | Tubular orthodontic arch wire A length of tubular material of unitary construction is formed into the approximate shape of a human dental arch for use as an orthodontic arch wire. The tubular material is composed of a super-elastic nickel titanium alloy which may also have shape memory. The cross-se... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060105285 | Nonelastomeric dental article with a protective fluoropolymer layer Protective fluoropolymer layers for dental articles, particularly orthodontic appliances, are provided that reduce adhesion of materials such as food, bacteria, and proteinaceous substances to these surfaces, which can cause staining. Methods of reducing adhesion of the... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060073434 | Silicone elastomerics for orthodontia An elastomeric adapted to apply constant pressure between orthodontic appliances is formed from silicone. The elastomeric comprises various shapes and configurations. The elastomeric is preferably formed from TUFEL® II 94706, LIM® 6040, or equivalent materials. ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060008766 | Dental instruments made from super-elastic alloys Dental instruments and appliances made from a super-flexible alloy, which includes atoms from the group IVB and group VB transition metals and oxygen have superior strength and flexibility. The metal alloys are cold worked to increase the tensile s... | 01/12/2006 |
| 20050277083 | Arch member for an orthodontic brace A brace for an orthodontic patient includes a set of appliances fixed to the patient's teeth and an arch member connected to the appliances. The arch member has a series of notches presenting narrowed sections, and the narrowed sections are received in slots of correspo... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050277084 | Orthodontic brace with polymeric arch member A brace for an orthodontic patient includes a polymeric arch member that is removably connected to a series of appliances that are affixed to the patient's teeth. The arch member is preferably made of an aesthetic polymeric material that transmits light and has shape me... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050214709 | Metallic archwires and dental crowns of various colors and their preparation methods This invention provides metallic archwires or dental crowns with various colors, which can be prepared by subjecting the orthodontic archwires or metallic dental crowns to an anodizing treatment. ... | 09/29/2005 |
