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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur B Hall, LaPorte, IN (US);
Assignee:
TP Orthodontics, Inc., Westville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433-3 ;
Abstract
A positioning jig for an edgewise bracket having a lingually disposed vertical slot or opening to position the bracket on a tooth when bonding the bracket to the tooth. The jig is disposable and mounted on the bracket to be handled as a unit during the bonding procedure and thereafter removable from the bracket once the bonding material has cured. Indicia is provided on the jig and the bracket to identify the tooth on which the bracket is to be mounted and the spacing of the archwire slot from the occlusal or incisal edge of the tooth.