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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Tp Orthodontics, Inc., LaPorte, IN (US);
Andrew C. Kesling, Lakeside, MI (US);
TP Orthodontics, Inc., Laporte, IN (US);
Abstract
A package for prepasted brackets mountable on the teeth of a patient wherein the bracket is mounted in a pod and is removable from the pod with adhesive on the back of the bracket so it can be directly placed in position on the tooth of a patient. The bracket includes a body and a base and a layer of light curable or otherwise curable polymer resin on the base which is later curable by use of light energy or otherwise. The package includes a carrier for the brackets and is enclosed by a flap over the top of the pod and held in place on supports or tabs extending upwardly from the bottom of the pod to prevent the polymer resin on the base from engaging the bottom of the pod. Stabilizing structure is provided in the pod to inhibit shifting of brackets during shipment.