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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Stephen A. Schendel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen A. Schendel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthodontic anchor having a stem with a connecting portion and an emerging portion secured respectively to the ends thereof. The connecting portion is connected to bone by screws disposed in angled apertures and a cap envelops the emerging portion. A first transverse rib secured to the lower edge of the cap and a second transverse rib secured to the anchor between the connecting and emerging portions and an elastic band enveloping both transverse ribs.