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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Alan F. Conley, LaVerne, CA;
John A. Verdouw, Ontario, CA;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/02 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01); B65D 25/10 (2006.01); A61C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/02 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01); A61C 7/14 (2013.01); A61C 7/282 (2013.01); B65D 25/106 (2013.01); A61C 2202/00 (2013.01); A61C 2202/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Packaged orthodontic assemblies include a chamber, an orthodontic appliance, and a support structure engaged with the appliance to secure the appliance in the chamber. The support structure can include a post complemental to a partially enclosed passage, typically an arch wire slot, in the appliance body. The support may orient the wall sections of the enclosed passage at an acute angle relative to a chamber side wall.