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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Thomas Weise, Berlin, DE;
Ruedger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Weise, Berlin, DE;
Ruedger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
Lingualcare, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 7/12 (2006.01); B21D 11/10 (2006.01); A61C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for bending orthodontic wires has means for guiding and holding a wire. In order to prevent forces resulting from compressive or stretching strain during the bending process, one of these means does not apply any longitudinal forces onto the wire by design. In another implementation, the apparatus for bending orthodontic wires has a gimbal-mounted gripper for bending the wire. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for applying two bends at the same longitudinal wire location in two different directions.