The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Ortho-tain, Inc., Winnetka, IL;
Inventor:
Earl O. Bergersen, Dorado, PR (US);
Assignee:
Ortho-Tain, Inc., Winnetka, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/36 (2006.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/36 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oral appliance, a system and a method for correcting malocclusions may cause teeth and/or jaws of the patient to move into a corrected position. An upper body and a lower body of the appliance may be connected by a hinge. Lingual protrusions may extend rearward from the anterior portion of the upper body and contact the maxilla of the patient when the appliance is worn. A protrusion may extend from the anterior portion of the lower body forward relative to the mouth and contact the lips and exert a rearward force against the lower teeth.