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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Orthoaccel Technologies Inc., Bellaire, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael K. Lowe, Houston, TX (US);
Lawrence W. Swol, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc., Bellaire, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/008 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A low cost disposable peel-and-stick vibrating orthodontic strip can be attached to existing orthodontic devices such as aligners, thus speeding dental remodeling by as much as 50%. A low cost orthodontic appliance generally in the form of a peel-and-stick vibrating strip that can be advantageously applied to existing orthodontic devices, such as aligners, positioners, fixed appliances, or even applied directly to teeth.