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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Ralf M. Paehl, Melle, DE;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/36 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/36 (2013.01); A61C 7/282 (2013.01); A61C 7/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an assembly and system allowing for secure use of an orthodontic auxiliary, particularly a bite corrector, with lingually bonded appliance systems. In one aspect, the disclosure features an orthodontic assembly including a banded tube, a force module, a connector coupling the force module to the tube, and an attachment device secured to the labial surface of an anterior tooth and connected to mesial, outer end of the force module.