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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Aadvance Technologies, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kami Hoss, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven Howard, La Jolla, CA (US);
Jacob Moebius, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
AADvance Technologies, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/287 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthodontic device can include a bracket configured to support an orthodontic wire. The orthodontic device can include a locking assembly coupled to the bracket and switchable between a plurality of operational modes. The plurality of operational modes can comprise a first sliding mode in which the orthodontic wire is slidable relative to the bracket and a second locked mode in which the orthodontic wire is slidably locked relative to the bracket.