IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0160943
(2002-05-31)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
18 |
초록
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A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance is made with a plastic portion with contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours snugly cover the patient's teeth so that the appliance remains in place. One or more flexibl
A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance is made with a plastic portion with contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours snugly cover the patient's teeth so that the appliance remains in place. One or more flexible wires are imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires apply force on the lingual side of the patient's bite. The appliance is formed by obtaining a plaster cast of the patient's teeth and gums, removing plaster teeth from the plaster cast of the gums, reattaching the plaster teeth to the plaster cast of the gums to form a cast of proper bite alignment, attaching one or more wires to the labial surface of the aligned plaster teeth so the wires become imbedded within thermosetting plastic placed over the cast, putting the cast in a thermosetting plastic molding machine, inserting thermosetting plastic in the machine, and heating the thermosetting plastic around the cast of the proper bite alignment, so the wires are imbedded within the formed appliance after the thermosetting plastic cools. A series of appliances may be used to shift a patient's bite to proper bite orientation.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a flexible, unitary construction plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar
What is claimed is: 1. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a flexible, unitary construction plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including: contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth of only an upper arch or only a lower arch so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion against the side of the teeth; and one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion and extending along the sides and at about a midpoint between crowns and a gumline of the patient's teeth, extending from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the lingual side of only one arch of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite, wherein the plastic portion comprises a first outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth of only one arch from approximately the left molars to the left canines, a second outer section that covers the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the right molars to the right canines, and a middle span that covers only the labial side of the patient's teeth approximately between the canines, whereby the middle span acts as a guide for the force of the wire upon the patient's teeth. 2. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a flexible, unitary construction plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including: contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth of only an upper arch or only a lower arch so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion against the side of the teeth; and one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion and extending along the sides and at about a midpoint between crowns and a gumline of the patient's teeth, extending from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the lingual side of only one arch of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite, wherein the plastic portion further comprises a first outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the left molars to the left canines, and a second outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth of one arch from approximately the right molars to the right canines, whereby the plastic portion does not touch the patient's teeth approximately between the patient's canines. 3. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including: contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion; and one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion, extending from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the lingual side of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite, wherein the plastic portion comprises a first outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the left molars to the left canines, a second outer section that covers the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the right molars to the right canines, and a middle span that covers only the labial side of the patient's teeth approximately between the canines, whereby the middle span acts as a guide for the force of the wire upon the patient's teeth. 4. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including: contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth of only an upper arch or only a lower arch so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion; and one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion, extending from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the lingual side of only one arch of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite, wherein the plastic portion comprises a first outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth of only one arch from approximately the left molars to the left canines, a second outer section that covers the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the right molars to the right canines, and a middle span that covers only the labial side of the patient's teeth approximately between the canines, whereby the middle span acts as a guide for the force of the wire upon the patient's teeth. 5. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including: contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth of only an upper arch or only a lower arch so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion; and one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion, extending from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the lingual side of only one arch of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite, wherein the plastic portion further comprises a first outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the left molars to the left canines, and a second outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth of one arch from approximately the right molars to the right canines, whereby the plastic portion does not touch the patient's teeth approximately between the patient's canines. 6. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a flexible, unitary construction plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including: contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth of only an upper arch or only a lower arch so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion; and one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion, extending from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the lingual side of only one arch of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite, wherein the plastic portion comprises a first outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth of only one arch from approximately the left molars to the left canines, a second outer section that covers the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the right molars to the right canines, and a middle span that covers only the labial side of the patient's teeth approximately between the canines, whereby the middle span acts as a guide for the force of the wire upon the patient's teeth. 7. A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance for an upper arch or a lower arch of a patient, comprising: a flexible, unitary construction plastic portion with a lingual side, a labial side, a left molar area, a right molar area, a left canine area and a right canine area, including: contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours are adapted to snugly cover the patient's teeth of only an upper arch or only a lower arch so that the appliance remains in place over the patient's teeth and so that the plastic portion guides the force of one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion; and one or more flexible wires imbedded within the lingual side of the plastic portion, extending from the left molar area to the right molar area of the plastic portion, whereby the wires are adapted to apply force on the lingual side of only one arch of the patient's bite to rapidly correct the orientation of the teeth in the patient's bite, wherein the plastic portion further comprises a first outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth from approximately the left molars to the left canines, and a second outer section that is adapted to cover the entire surface of the patient's teeth of one arch from approximately the right molars to the right canines, whereby the plastic portion does not touch the patient's teeth approximately between the patient's canines.
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