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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Perry Opin, Milford, CT (US);
Shingo Katayose, Fukushima, JP;
Kousei Endo, Fukushima, JP;
Masaaki Orikasa, Fukushima, JP;
Tomohiko Kawasaki, Fukushima, JP;
Inventors:
Perry Opin, Milford, CT (US);
Shingo Katayose, Fukushima, JP;
Kousei Endo, Fukushima, JP;
Masaaki Orikasa, Fukushima, JP;
Tomohiko Kawasaki, Fukushima, JP;
Assignee:
Tomy Incorporated, Fukushima-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A clip release tool with a first and second projection, for releasing a clip from a main bracket body of an orthodontic bracket while regulating movement or deformation of the clip, and a related method, and a method of attaching a clip to an orthodontic bracket main body using a clip release tool.