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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Premier Orthodontic Designs, Lllp, Carson City, NV (US);
Inventors:
Paul L. Damon, Spokane, WA (US);
Dwight H. Damon, Spokane, WA (US);
Assignee:
Premier Orthodontic Designs LLLP, Carson City, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/20 (2006.01); A61C 7/12 (2006.01); A61C 7/16 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/20 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01); A61C 7/16 (2013.01); A61C 7/287 (2013.01); A61C 7/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An archwire for use with a passive self-ligation orthodontic bracket is described and which includes a resilient main body which is received in the archwire slot, and which further has a predetermined width dimension, and a variable thickness dimension, and wherein the variable thickness dimension of the archwire can be varied so as to facilitate an adjustable application of a force to the passive self-ligation orthodontic bracket so as to achieve a clinician selectable and controllable second and third order movement of a patient's tooth.