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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaaki Orikasa, Fukushima, JP;
Yasushi Watanabe, Fukushima, JP;
Assignee:
Tomy Incorporated, Fukishima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
Abstract
In an orthodontic device, a main body (,) has an opening (,) formed to permit detachable passage of a principal wire and a flange (,) formed in a mesiodistal direction so that the device is fixed via said extension flange (,) to an band to be fitted over the crown of molar. The width (W) of the extension flange (,) in an occluso-gingival direction is made greater than the width (B) of said main body (,) in the same direction.