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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2009
Ming-lai Lai, Arcadia, CA (US);
Calvin N. Corpus, Brea, CA (US);
Ruedger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Ming-Lai Lai, Arcadia, CA (US);
Calvin N. Corpus, Brea, CA (US);
Ruedger Rubbert, Berlin, DE;
Hans-Christian Krueger, Berlin, DE;
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An orthodontic appliance includes a body () and at least one clip () connected to the body for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot (). The body and each clip have matching, generally oval-shaped external profiles that present a compact, low-profile configuration. Each clip includes at least one prong () that engages a tab for helping to retain the clip in connected relationship to the body. Each tab is connected to the body by a protrusion that has a top surface coplanar with a bottom wall of the archwire slot.