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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wilford A Snead, Glendora, CA (US);
Assignee:
Unitek Corporation, Monrovia, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433-4 ;
Abstract
An orthodontic plier with opposed jaw portions that can be moved toward one another in a substantially straight-line motion to pry a removable cap off a convertible buccal tube without exerting a twisting force on the tooth and without an exposed tip that can slip and damage soft mouth tissue is disclosed. One jaw portion has a pointed tip that can be inserted into one end of the buccal tube and the other jaw portion has a flat surface for bracing the other end of the buccal tube and a notch therein for receiving the pointed tip of the other jaw portion.