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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Mem Dental Technology Co., Ltd., Tainan, TW;
Inventor:
Alberto Ruiz-Vela, Alta Loma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/30 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/287 (2013.01); A61C 7/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body with a recess on a top surface of the bracket body and an archwire slot adapted to receive an orthodontic wire. The orthodontic bracket also includes a ligating member with a projection on its bottom surface. The ligating member is movably connected to the bracket body for retaining the orthodontic wire in the archwire slot when the ligating member is moved from an open position to a closed position. The orthodontic bracket also includes a discrete spring positioned in the recess on the bracket body such that a force is required to move the ligating member from the open position to the closed position.