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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:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1994
Peter C Kesling, LaPorte, IN (US);
TP Orthodontics, Inc., Westville, IN (US);
Abstract
An orthodontic appliance used to finalize or perfect the relationships between the teeth of a patient following the removal of fixed appliances or, in minor cases, instead of fixed appliances, which includes a resilient body having ideally related sockets to accept portions of the upper and lower teeth, a wire anchored in the body of the appliance arranged to engage the labial and/or buccal surfaces of some or all of the upper teeth, and embrasure engaging devices to enhance proper placement and retention of the appliance.
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