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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2014
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
James D. Cleary, Glendora, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/36 (2006.01); A61C 7/12 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/36 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01); A61C 7/282 (2013.01);
Abstract
A module for attaching an orthodontic bite corrector to an orthodontic buccal tube appliance includes two segments, and each segment includes a rotation stop for limiting undesired rotational movement of bite corrector during movement of the patient's jaws. The segments are movable relative to each other during installation of the attachment module for facilitating placement of the rotation stops in regions next to the buccal tube appliance that might otherwise be difficult to access.