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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Ormco Corporation, Orange, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brandon Curley, Arcadia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ormco Corporation, Orange, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/28 (2006.01); A61C 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/287 (2013.01); A61C 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthodontic archwire is configured to be inserted into an archwire slot of an orthodontic bracket and is configured to be elastically compressed in a plane that is generally parallel to the plane of the arch form of the archwire. The archwire may include a first exterior surface, a second exterior surface spaced from the first exterior surface, and a resilient element disposed between the first and second exterior surfaces, wherein the resilient element is elastically deformable such that a distance between the first and second exterior surfaces may be decreased upon application of a compressive force on the archwire.