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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2020
Applicant:
World Class Technology Corporation, McMinnville, OR (US);
Inventors:
Alberto Ruiz-Vela, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Juergen Bathen, McMinnville, OR (US);
Assignee:
World Class Technology Corporation, McMinnville, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/30 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/30 (2013.01); A61C 7/287 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an orthodontic bracket including a ligating member mountable to a bracket body, the ligating member moveable between an open and closed position over an archwire slot. The orthodontic bracket includes a channel formed between the bracket body and the ligating member, and a resilient biasing member extending into the channel, the biasing member interacting with the ligating member to retain the ligating member in either the open or closed position.