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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5366372 | Method and apparatus for debonding ceramic orthodontic brackets An orthodontic bracket having mesial and distal sections is debonded from a tooth by pivoting the sections toward each other in respective arcs about a central reference axis extending in an occlusal-gingival direction. The mesial and distal sections are ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5328361 | Orthodontic plier-type ligature cutters An orthodontic cutter for cutting portions of orthodontic metal ligatures and the like having a pair of ATS-34 stainless steel plier halves, uniformly heat treated to within the range of about RC 57-59, with each plier half being of one piece construction... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5261813 | Orthodontic's hand instrument and method An orthodontic's hand instrument for installing a lingual bar on the lower arch of a patient's teeth. The hand instrument includes a handle having a first end and a second end with a clamp connected to the second end of the handle. A portion of the clamp ... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5257558 | Medical/dental pliers Medical/dental pliers made from titanium based alloy material having jaws for gripping objects with gripping faces which are coated with a hard and wear resistant material of sufficient thickness to be structurally self-supportive when the pliers are used... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5232360 | Orthodontic pliers Plier-like instruments for dental and medical use which can be readily disassembled for cleaning and sterilization and then quickly reassembled for use. No additional tools are needed for assembly and disassembly, and the manipulations are simple motions ... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5205734 | Apparatus for removing ceramic orthodontic brackets and an associated method Apparatus for removing an adhesively bonded ceramic orthodontic bracket from a tooth to which it is secured includes a body portion which has a handle and a head portion. Bracket engaging jaws are disposed within the head portion. The jaws may be opened a... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5197879 | Orthodontic, medical, dental tool A separable hinged orthodontic, dental tool that includes a pair of scissor halves, each half having a handle portion, a nose portion and a substantially identical hinge portion, each hinge portion including at least one female mating section and one male... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5197880 | Tool for crimping endodontic files A tool for crimping a substantially straight filing shaft of an endodontic file comprising a device having a first and a second jaw for being urged toward nesting engagement and for forming the bends of the shaft inserted between the jaws, the first jaw h... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5084935 | Multiple-purpose wire shaping and cutting tool A multiple-purpose wire shaping and cutting tool wherein the two levers are connected to each other by a pivot between the jaws and the handles. The confronting sides of the handles are formed with complementary elongated male and female corrugating eleme... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5007827 | Orthodontic tweezers A cross-over type tweezer is disclosed for use in orthodontic work and other areas where a small item must be held securely and precisely. The tweezer includes a gripping jaw with members formed transversely to the main axis of the tweezers to assist in h... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4950157 | Debonding instrument for orthodontic brackets An adjustable orthodontic debonding instrument has jaws that may be opened to place jaw tips over mesial and distal sides of the bracket, and then closed to enhance the grip of the jaws on the bracket sides. An actuator is moveable along the length of a h... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4776791 | Shield for a pair of orthodontic pliers for use in removing dental brackets A shield for use with a pair of orthodontic pliers in removing an orthodontic bracket. The shield fits snuggly onto one jaw of the pliers and provides side walls adjacent the plier jaws. The jaws have a recess near their distal end such that the confronti... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4768950 | Orthodontic elastomeric ligature manipulator A head (9) projecting from the end of a rod body (1') or from the apex of a flat trifurcated quadrant body (1) has an offset fixed prong (10) projecting from its end which is crossed by a movable prong (22) carried by a rocker (20) mounted on the head and... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4752220 | Tartar remover and method of use A tartar remover, particularly useful for removing gross tartar deposits from the teeth of dogs and cats, includes first and second elongate members mounted to another at a central pivot. The elongate members include handles on one side of the pivot and j... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4669979 | Orthodontic plier An orthodontic plier with opposed jaw portions that can be moved toward one another in a substantially straight-line motion to pry a removable cap off a convertible buccal tube without exerting a twisting force on the tooth and without an exposed tip that... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4631028 | Orthodontic tool A tool in the form of specially constructed pliers for removing orthodontic brackets and tubes which have been adhesively bonded to the lingual surfaces of the anterior and/or posterior teeth for orthodontic treatment. The tool is equipped with a catch ha... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4600381 | Orthodontic bracket remover A bracket remover tool for orthodontic work having a lower beak for positioning alongside the base of a bracket and bearing against the surface of the tooth to which the bracket is applied and an upper beak for engaging the bracket whereby separation of t... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4553932 | Method and implement for pulling bonded orthodontic brackets off teeth A pistol grip has twin abutments projecting in parallel relationship and spaced apart to straddle an orthodontic bracket attached to a tooth and to engage the tooth at opposite sides of the bracket. A swing handle pivoted to the pistol grip carries a pull... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4514171 | Orthodontic tool A tool in the form of specially constructed pliers for removing orthodontic appliances which have been adhesively bonded to the lingual surfaces of the anterior and/or posterior teeth for orthodontic treatment. The tool is equipped with a spring-loaded pi... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4436510 | Orthodontic chain application tool An applicator tool for dispensing and clamping individual loops in an orthodontic loop chain which is composed of a series of elastomeric loops connected by breakaway isthmuses. The tool includes a pair of loop-gripping tips adapted for clamping an end lo... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4392494 | Ligature tying instrument This patent describes a new orthodontic instrument to be used for tying or twisting the ligature wires used to hold the arch wire to the bracket. It also explains the method of use which consists of: twisting the wires, after the ligature wire has been pl... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4385890 | Applicator tool for orthodontic loops An applicator tool for use in attaching elastomeric orthodontic loops to orthodontic tooth appliances. The tool includes a pair of pivotal clamping arms having a pair of loop-gripping tips for clamping a loop in a manner permitting attachment of the clamp... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4375961 | Sonic bonding means for orthodontics A sonic apparatus for bonding an orthodontic bracket to a tooth, comprising a pincer-type element having arms for holding the bracket and an attached sonic transmission line for applying a sonic frequency to the bracket through the arms of the pincer elem... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4310305 | Mechanical device for holding elastic articles A mechanical device for holding elastic articles comprising a pair of circlips pliers having a set of primary jaws and a set of handles. The primary jaws are adapted to open when the handles are squeezed together. The pliers further comprise a set of seco... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4248587 | Orthodontic tool A tool in the form of specially constructed plyers for removing orthodontic brackets and tubes which have been adhesively bonded to the labial, buccal or lingual surfaces of the anterior and/or posterior teeth for orthodontic treatment. The tool is equipp... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4217686 | Orthodontic O-ring and ligator therefore The disclosure is directed to an orthodontic O-ring assembly which comprises a plurality of orthodontic O-rings integrally molded to a core which can be readily wrapped about an orthodontist's hand and the respective O-rings being individually dispensed b... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4202328 | Method and means for fixation and immobilization of the jaws A method and means for the fixation and immobilization of a patient's jaws for use in the oral surgery art. An arch bar is disposed around the exterior of a patient's teeth, either the lower or upper teeth, in accordance with the particular oral surgery p... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4202100 | Orthodontic appliance Force-transmitting means serve to exert a correcting force on at least one tooth of a patient and comprise an elongated first element and at least one second element. At least one clamping sleeve resiliently clamps itself on said first element and engages... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4189839 | Universal orthodontic pliers A pliers having a pair of jaw members each of which includes a pair of positioning legs for placing, removing and crimping light wire pins and other light wire devices. The jaws include a pair of transverse mating grooves, one in each jaw member adjacent ... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4184259 | Orthodontic tool for placing twists in arch wires An orthodontic tool for placing and measuring bends or twists in orthodontic arch wires, or the like, in order to place potential torquing forces in the wire, comprises first and second engaging means for engaging an elongated wire on respective opposite ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4106374 | Orthodontic O-ring dispenser and ligator therefor An orthodontic O-ring dispenser comprising a magazine or housing for containing a supply of stacked O-rings that are progressively advanced toward a slotted discharge opening wherein the respective O-rings are individually dispensed by stretching the endm... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4081909 | Orthodontic pliers An orthodontic pliers especially useful for bending the alignment wire end during all phases of the Begg orthodontic technique. The pliers comprise a pair of pivoted jaw members from the ends of which integrally extend a male and female beak which are pre... | 04/04/1978 |
| 4043364 | Plier set for making torquing bends in orthodontic arch wires A wire-bending plier set for permanently twisting a portion of orthodontic arch wire about the wire axis to enable application of a torque force to a malpositioned tooth. The plier is configured to grip the wire at spaced-apart positions between which the... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4040186 | Orthodontic plier-type tool A plier-type tool for orthodontists for manipulating elastic ligatures and including a pair of pivoted plier members with each having a handle portion and a jaw portion. The outer end portion of each of said jaw portions comprises a pointed beak member wh... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4038755 | Intra-oral wire bending pliers The pliers of this invention are specifically designed to make "first order," that is, bending in and out, or "second order," that is, stepping up or down, bends in the arch wire of an orthodontic patient without removing the arch wire from the patient's ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4021922 | Orthodontic plier-type tool An orthodontic plier-type tool has a pair of jaws, one of which has a step-type notch at the tip thereof and the other of which has a mating projection which engages in said step-type notch. When the pliers are used to engage an orthodontic band, or the l... | 05/10/1977 |
| 3986265 | Orthodontic tool for removing epoxy secured brackets and epoxy residue This invention discloses an orthodontic tool for removing brackets fixed to teeth by an epoxy material and the residue material after removal of the brackets. This tool has prying and scraping jaws in which sharpened forward edges on the jaws are adapted ... | 10/19/1976 |
