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Patent No.:

US 12161526 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 28, 2021

Method and apparatus for positioning a dental bracket element

Applicant:

Digital Orthodontic Solutions Ltd, York, GB;

Inventors:

Gary Dickenson, York, GB;

Tim Flood, Ripon, GB;

Richard Hall, Ripon, GB;

Assignee:

DIGITAL ORTHODONTIC SOLUTIONS LTD, Yorkshire, GB;

Attorney:

NIXON & VANDERHYE P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Matthew M Nelson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/16 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/146 (2013.01); A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/16 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12);
Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatus for positioning at least one bracket element with respect to a respective tooth of a subject. Particularly, although not exclusively, certain embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus for positioning at least one bracket element at a desired location proximate to at least one respective tooth of a subject; the apparatus comprising a support body supporting and integrally formed with at least one support arm, the support arm being arranged to locate a respective bracket element at a desired location with respect to a respective tooth; and at least one locating element for locating the support body relative to at least one tooth of a subject.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Dickenson, Gary. (2024). Method and apparatus for positioning a dental bracket element (U.S. Patent No. 12161526). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12161526

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