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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Orthoaccel Technologies Inc., Bellaire, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc., Bellaire, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/12 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/008 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved vibrating orthodontic device is provided wherein motor speed is controlled by capacitive sensor, and thus lacks moving parts that are required by encoder use. The improved device also uses a tungsten offset weight, reducing size by more than 50%, yet still produces the needed force. The device is thus smaller, lighter and more robust.