Patent 7993132 was granted and assigned to Tomy (company) on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A clip release tool with a first and second projection, for releasing a clip from a main bracket body of an orthodontic bracket while regulating movement or deformation of the clip, and a related method, and a method of attaching a clip to an orthodontic bracket main body using a clip release tool.