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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7479009 | Orthodontic bracket base and bracket using the base Disclosed is an orthodontic bracket which has excellent adhesion to a tooth surface and can be easily separated from the tooth surface after orthodontic treatment is finished. The base of the orthodontic bracket comprises an adhesion surface brought into dose contac... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7452204 | Reduced friction bracket for orthodontics The bracket (11) comprises a body (21) having a ligaturing surface (21a) on which ligature by a wire is performed. A slot portion (22) for threading an arch wire (12) serving as a first wire extending over a plurality of tee... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7431586 | Adjustable orthodontic appliance This disclosure relates to an orthodontic appliance having a bracket that can be readily adjusted after the orthodontic appliance is attached to a tooth. In one example embodiment, an adjustable orthodontic appliance includes a base, a bracket, and a spring-loaded l... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7381053 | Packaging system for pre-pasted orthodontic bracket A packaged, pre-pasted orthodontic bracket includes a container having an open well therein and a top surface surrounding the well. A cover film with a central hole is disposed over the top opening of the well and secured to the top surface of the container with a l... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374420 | Multi-layer adhesives and methods for bonding orthodontic appliances to tooth structure The present invention provides multi-layer adhesives and methods that are useful for bonding orthodontic appliances to a tooth structure. The multi-layer adhesives can be precoated on an orthodontic appliance, or alternatively, they can be provided on an adhesive de... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367800 | Pre-torqued orthodontic appliance with archwire retaining latch An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The appliance also includes built-torque in order to reduce the need for the practitioner to manually bend the archwire by twisting the archwire abou... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367801 | Method for precisely-positioned production of a cavity, especially a bone cavity and instrument therefor The invention relates to a method for precisely-positioned production of a cavity, especially a bone cavity, at a preparation point by means of a hand instrument, comprising the following steps: calculation of position-dependent surface characteristics from a three-... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359159 | Actuator for hard disk drive having a reinforced structure An actuator of a hard disk drive moving a magnetic head to a predetermined position on a disk to record and read out data on and from the disk, including a suspension supporting a slider on which the magnetic head is mounted, an actuator arm having a pivot hole form... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7338282 | Single patient package for dental appliances and methods of using Packages for dispensing dental appliances of the type used in corrective orthodontic treatments, methods of using such packages, and methods of manufacturing such packages. The package generally includes a holder and drawers containing the dental appliances that are... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335021 | Methods and apparatus to facilitate orthodontic alignment of teeth An apparatus facilitates treatment of a tooth that is at least partially impacted. The apparatus includes a wire including a first end, a second end, and a substantially planar body extending therebetween. The first end is configured to couple to a tooth. The second... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331782 | Orthodontic suspension bracket and method of use An orthodontic appliance for attachment to a tooth with adhesive is provided that resists debonding due to impact. The appliance is provided with a compliant interface between the adhesive and the point of impact. An appliance may be provided with an orthodontic bra... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321004 | Method for photo-curing polymerizable compositions A method for curing polymerizable compositions by irradiating the compositions with light that is emitted from an LED. The method of the present invention is especially preferred for curing dental compositions. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306458 | Adjustable orthodontic bracket This invention provides an adjustable orthodontic bracket. The adjustable orthodontic bracket includes an orthodontic arch wire slot/tube and fixing part, an adjustable part, and a tooth surface fixing part. The orthodontic arch wire slot and fixing part is used to ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306457 | Self-ligating orthodontic passive low-friction bracket and method for mounting an arch wire on said bracket Self-ligating orthodontic bracket which comprises a support body (6) intended to be fixed onto a tooth and provided with a slot (9) for receiving an arch wire (5) capable of imparting a corrective action to the tooth and retaining means (10 | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300279 | Orthodontic retainer elements A dental retainer device for stabilization, so-called retention, of pairs of teeth or groups of teeth in a lower jaw and/or an upper jaws in orthodontic treatment. The retainer device is formed of a pair (2) of retainer elements, consisting of two preferably ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264117 | Orthodontic patient set-up tray An orthodontic set-up tray includes at least two sections, and each section includes at least one receptacle for receiving an orthodontic appliance. A coupling movably connects the sections together to enable relative movement between the sections. The coupling adva... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252506 | 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 corr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247018 | Edgewise orthodontic bracket with character base An improved edgewise orthodontic bracket is disclosed. In one embodiment, a bracket comprises a single pair of opposing T-shaped tie wings which define an archwire slot therebetween. Notches are provided on each of the mesial and distal sides of the center leg of ea... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247019 | Orthodontic brackets made from polymeric materials that impart desired strength properties Orthodontic brackets are manufactured from at least one type of crystalline polymer that enhances the physical properties of the brackets. In one aspect, orthodontic brackets according to the invention may comprise at least one type of polyaryletherketone or crystal... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247022 | Dental tray system with releasable hold inner and outer dental trays A dental treatment system used to treat (e.g., bleach) a person's teeth. The inventive system includes an inner dental treatment tray having a tray configuration so as to fit over at least a portion of a person's upper or lower dental arch. The inner dental treatmen... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234935 | Orthodontic bracket system comprising multiple brackets having multiple aligned slots An orthodontic bracket system includes a plurality of orthodontic brackets, each bracket sized and configured to be placed on a particular tooth of a patient during an orthodontic treatment procedure. Each bracket includes at least two arch wire slots that lie in di... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217124 | Orthodontic brackets including one part of an at least two-part adhesive on the base of the bracket Articles including an orthodontic bracket having a base for bonding the bracket to a tooth are disclosed. A first part of an at least two-part adhesive is on the base of the bracket and a release substrate is in contact with the adhesive. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214057 | Self-ligating orthodontic bracket An orthodontic bracket assembly and method of assembling an orthodontic bracket assembly. The bracket assembly may generally include a base defining an archwire slot and having a lingual surface attachable to a tooth, the base defining a recess extending from the li... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214056 | Orthodontic bracket placement device and method The present invention provides an orthodontic bracket placement device comprising a horizontal bracket engaging means for engaging an orthodontic bracket, and a vertical shaft extending from the horizontal bracket engaging means, the shaft including a plurality of i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210930 | Apparatus and method for curing materials with radiation A hand held dental instrument for curing light-curable compounds comprises a housing and an array of solid state, light emitting junctions or dies for generating light having wavelengths within a narrow band of wavelengths (e.g. 400–500 nm). Preferably, a peak wav... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188421 | Orthodontic appliances having a contoured bonding surface A quantity of a photocurable composition, such as an orthodontic adhesive containing a photoinitiator, is placed between the base of an orthodontic appliance and a replica of a patient's tooth structure. The replica is made using a material that transmits actinic ra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178896 | Article of manufacture including a two-part adhesive with a fluorescent dye and method of making An article of manufacture including a first adherend and a two-part adhesive mixed and dispensed on the first adherend, wherein the first part of the two-part adhesive includes a first fluorescent dye. The article of manufacture further includes a second adherend in... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179083 | Orthodontic apparatus An apparatus is provided for applying orthodontic brackets to teeth. The apparatus includes a bracket container having a bracket housing defined therein and a bracket placer positioned relative to the bracket housing to receive a bracket from the bracket container. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175427 | Visually simulated tooth braces Visually simulated tooth braces include individual visual tooth brace indicia to simulate real functional braces commonly worn by children and adults alike to adjust human teeth. The visually simulated tooth braces allow for children to temporarily wear braces as ma... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166258 | Automation-optimized microarray package A method and system for economically packaging microarrays into sealed reaction chambers and storage vessels. A pocket strip is manufactured as a linear sequence of pockets, or wells, into which microarrays are positioned. A cover strip is then heat sealed to the up... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153130 | Orthodontic appliance with removable insert An insert is removably received in a channel of an orthodontic appliance. The insert substantially prevents sections of the appliance from moving toward each other a distance that would otherwise be sufficient for debonding the appliance from the associated tooth. T... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153131 | Intraoral illumination device An intraoral illumination device for illuminating the interior of the mouth of a dental patient. The device comprises a flexible container having container defining walls, a portion of the walls being light transmitting. The device is sized for insertion into the mo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140875 | Orthodontic bracket with reinforced tiewings An orthodontic bracket has at least one tiewing and a groove behind the tiewing for receiving a ligature. The groove extends along a path that is inclined in a direction away from an archwire slot of the bracket as a central, upright reference plane bisecting the br... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137812 | Apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances and method of making the same Apparatus for use in indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a container having a chamber and a placement device received in the chamber. At least one orthodontic appliance is releasably connected to the placement device and has a base with a contour tha... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131836 | Bracket with bilayer base configured to produce a control value A bilayer base for attaching appliances selected from the group consisting of a component of a dental appliance, an orthodontic appliance, or an orthopedic appliance to a bony part of the human body wherein the appliance part to be attached to the bony part of the b... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125249 | Electrically powered orthodontic bracket and bonding method An orthodontic bracket design is disclosed together with the associated method of attachment to a tooth wherein the bracket contains an integral light source such as a solid state emitter. The bracket is placed on a tooth using a tool that also provides electrical p... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118373 | Orthodontic brackets comprising a filled and fiber-reinforced polymeric material An orthodontic bracket includes a bracket base and an arch wire slot in the bracket base. The bracket base comprises a polymer resin that is reinforced with glass or ceramic fibers and/or a particulate filler (e.g., a glass spherical particle filler). The bracket ma... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108504 | Light for use in activating light-activated materials, the light having insulators and an air jacket Light system useful for activating light-activated materials are disclosed. Various configurations of light emitting semiconductor chips and heat sinks are disclosed, as well as various structures and methods for driving, controlling and using them, and materials an... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104792 | Appliance for positioning orthodontic components A positioning appliance adapted to facilitate an orthodontics procedure in which a bracket or other orthodontic component is placed at a desired site on the surface of a tooth and affixed thereto. The appliance comprises a hand-held tubular wand that has a protectiv... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097449 | Dental brackets for retaining a medicament-releasing pellet on a tooth and kits including such brackets The present invention is directed to a dental bracket and associated kit used to attach a medicament-releasing pellet on a tooth. The kit is designed to provide slow release of fluoride or other medicament over a desired period of time. The medicament release kit in... | 08/29/2006 |