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Patent Inventor Names
Todd I. Oda0
Farrokh Farzin-Nia0
Hamid Sheikh0
Jefferson Sabilla0
Dwight Damon0
Date of Patent
June 25, 2013
Patent Application Number
12686824
Date Filed
January 13, 2010
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Patent abstract
An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth includes a bracket body having an archwire slot for receiving the archwire and a movable member engaged with the bracket body and movable between opened and closed positions. The movable member includes a leading edge having a non-uniform pushing element configured to guide the archwire into the archwire slot as the movable member is closed. An associated method includes providing a movable member for an orthodontic bracket and providing a non-uniform pushing element on a leading edge thereof. The pushing element may include a chamfer formed along the leading edge of the movable member.
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