MULTI-COMPONENT ORTHODONTIC BRACKET ASSEMBLY

申请公布号：

WO2014028582(A1)

申请号：

WO2013US54878

申请日期：

2013.08.14

申请公布日期：

2014.02.20

申请人：

COLLINS, MONTE

发明人：

COLLINS, MONTE

分类号：

A61C7/28;A61C7/12;A61C7/14

主分类号：

A61C7/28

摘要：

<p>An orthodontic bracket assembly adapted for securement to teeth of the upper and lower jaw is provided. The assembly is a multi- component system that includes a base component (18) and a bracket (22) component. The base component (18) is adapted for securement to a tooth (14) using an adhesive material (30) and includes a housing (47) having an integral channel guide (50). The bracket component (22) includes a flange (70) arranged for insertion within the channel guide (50) and is held therein by a spring clip (72). The bracket component (22) includes an archwire retention head for receiving and retaining an orthodontic archwire (66) therein. In one embodiment, the archwire retention head includes a tube (58) having an archwire tunnel (62) extending mesial-distally therethrough. The cross-sectional shape of the archwire tunnel (62) can vary depending upon the archwire (66) being employed and may provide a frictional or frictionless fit. The tube may be positioned at a predetermined location for correcting a maloccluded tooth.</p>