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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kunio Chikami, Kochi-shi, Kochi-ken, JP;
Hiroshi Komori, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433 22 ; 433-8 ;
Abstract
A supplementary device is provided for sliding operation for use in a device for correcting teeth irregularities. The supplementary device abuts a bracket, and has a wire-engaging slit having the same shape as a slit in the bracket so that a wire engaged in the bracket can also be engaged in the slit. The supplementary device has a pair of protrusions which forms a T-shape. The projections are used to anchor a rubber band. The supplementary device is slidable along the wire and slides until stopped, for example by the bracket.