Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
433007000 | By device having means to apply outwardly directed force (e.g., expander) | 33 |
20080220388 | Orthodontic appliance - An orthodontic appliance for distalizing opposed molars ( | 09-11-2008 |
20090029309 | Orthodontic force module - An orthodontic force mechanism includes a jack screw having a pair of ends, at least one of which is threaded, and a central spindle between the ends, which spindle has two intersecting radial through-holes therein. A pair of nut housings are mounted on the end portions of the jack screw, at least one of which is threadedly coupled to a threaded end portion of the jack screw. A lock mechanism mounted on the central spindle section includes a spring-loaded detent configured to engage an end opening of each of the through holes in the spindle when the through hole is in alignment with the detent, such that the spindle cannot rotate relative to the lock mechanism when the detent is inserted into a through hole. The detent can be moved out of engagement with a through hole using a tool inserted into that through hole from its opposite end. | 01-29-2009 |
20090042158 | Method for regenerating bone in the maxillary sinus - The present invention relates to a method of treating bone loss in the posterior maxilla. Adequate bone is required in the posterior maxilla to facilitate tooth replacement with dental implants. The Lateral wall of the maxilla is exposed and an osteotomy is performed to expose the sinus membrane. Pneumatic pressure is utilized to detach the membrane from the lateral wall of the sinus. Once detached fluid bone graft material is injected between the bone of the maxilla and the sinus membrane thereby lifting the membrane with hydraulic pressure. The combination of pneumatic pressure to detach the membrane and hydraulic pressure to create a void for grafting material presents numerous benefits to the patient and surgeon. | 02-12-2009 |
20090081602 | AUTOMATIC MAXILLARY EXPANDER AND TRANSFERING APPARATUS - An automatic Maxillary Expander, which is a bone-borne distractor for expanding the maxillary bone in adult and adolescents having transversal maxillary hypoplasia. It fixes itself to the palatal vault in a way without any need for screwing, by the asymmetrical triangular prism-shaped spikes on the anterior, posterior columns. Both being hygienic and not wasting a bulky space in the mouth, it provides a high patient comfort. The maxillary expanding process does not interrupt orthodontic treatment of patients and minimizes damage to the texture of the mouth. An automatic Maxillary Expander Transferring Apparatus enables the practitioner to place the Automatic Maxillary Expander into the palatal surface with ease and precision into the palate under local anesthesia quickly, without any surgical operation. In addition, this apparatus is composed of a very simple mechanism. It has rounded ends in order not to hurt the practitioner or patient. | 03-26-2009 |
20090130620 | Bone supported palatal expansion appliance - The appliance comprises a machined or cast interface that secures the appliance to bone by means of an appliance connection and a bone connection. The connection is a cylindrical sleeve into which each arm of the expansion appliance is inserted. This connection is maintained by crimping the sleeve over the easily modified activating rods of the expansion appliance, thus preventing separation or rotation of the device. The bone connection is a threaded hole in the connector sleeve into which a self-drilling screw is inserted. The screw engages the bone in a manner determined by the design and location of the expansion appliance. | 05-21-2009 |
20090142723 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - Orthodontic device for activating the growth of the lower jaw for use in combination with fixed orthodontic appliances, comprising two plastic bodies, each provided with at least one counter-surface corresponding to the chewing surface of molars in the upper jaw, and at least one counter-surface corresponding to the chewing surface of molars in the lower jaw, and further attaching means for attaching to the upper jaw, wherein each plastic body comprises at least two parts which can be displaced and fixed relative to each other substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the respective counter-surfaces, wherein each part is provided with at least one of said counter-surfaces. | 06-04-2009 |
20090148803 | Activatable dental appliance - An activatable dental appliance. A concave trough conforms to a plurality of teeth when placed over the plurality of teeth. A first force applying region is configured to apply a first force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth for repositioning the tooth. A second force applying region is configured to be selectively activated, wherein when selectively activated the second force applying region applies a force to at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth. | 06-11-2009 |
20090148804 | INTERMAXILLARY FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A medical apparatus for intermaxillary fixation or stabilization has a bar with a first attachment loop, a second attachment loop, and a plurality of hooks, wherein the bar is an arch bar and the first attachment loop and the second attachment loop are located distally to one another. Another medical apparatus has a bar having a first attachment loop assembly, a second attachment loop assembly, and a plurality of hooks, wherein the bar is an arch bar and the first attachment loop assembly and the second attachment loop assembly are movably engaged to the bar. The bar may also have one or more additional attachment loop assemblies located between the first and second attachment loop assemblies. The attachment loop assemblies may each have a bracket, an attachment loop, a stem, and a set screw. The attachment loops are capable of receiving a screw to attach the arch bar to a mandible, a maxilla, and/or a prosthedontic device. | 06-11-2009 |
20090311646 | Orthodontic corrective appliance, especially for correcting malpositioned molars - An orthodontic corrective appliance for correcting malpositioned molars, wherein one end of the appliance is mounted on a supporting device, and the other end is applied to the given molar with spring loading includes a pusher element which is guided axially in a sleeve and is acted upon by a compression spring, and the free end of the pusher element extends from the sleeve and is provided with a connecting piece which is applied to the supporting device. Several small tubes on the outer surface of the sleeve have inner bores that guide and support a spacer bar that extends parallel to the sleeve. The end of the spacer bar that points towards the connecting piece is supported on one of the tubes, and the end of the spacer bar that faces away from the connecting piece is supported on a transpalatal arch, a Gashgarion lock or similar element. | 12-17-2009 |
20100015565 | Orthodontic Devices - Orthodontic splint devices may include one or more bases and connectors. Various attachment members configured to, during use, couple the device to a portion of the patient's mouth may also be included on the device. In some implementations, a base may include an attachment member that includes a conduit and a sheath. Also provided are orthodontic devices comprising peripheral members and transpalatal members. The various orthodontic device may move teeth individually or as a set in the subject's mouth. | 01-21-2010 |
20100104999 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Intra-Oral Distraction - Described herein are various embodiments of a bone distraction osteogenesis system and associated apparatus and methods that overcome at least some shortcomings of the prior art. According to one representative embodiment, a bone distraction system for distracting a portion of bone from a source bone includes a first anchor portion couplable to an anchor bone and a second anchor portion couplable to a distractable bone segment of the source bone. The system includes a distractor coupling the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion. The overall length of the distractor is decreasable to pull the distractable bone segment toward the anchor bone for distracting the bone segment. | 04-29-2010 |
20100112507 | EXPANSION SCREW FOR REGULATING TEETH - An expansion screw for regulating teeth has two expansion-screw bodies, the spacing between which can be changed by means of a spindle, and has at least one guide pin which is aligned parallel to the spindle and engages in guide openings of the two expansion-screw bodies, the spindle having a first and a second threaded portion, each of which is connected to an expansion-screw body, and an actuating portion, with at least one point for application of a tool for rotating the spindle, and the expansion screw has a locking mechanism which interacts with the actuating portion in order to secure the spindle against unintended rotation. In order to develop the expansion screw such that it requires a smaller amount of installation space, it is proposed that the locking mechanism has at least one locking element with a locking member which is disposed laterally alongside the actuating portion and subjects the actuating portion to an axial spring force when the spindle is rotated. | 05-06-2010 |
20100136497 | ADJUSTABLE SPACE RETAINER AND REGAINER - This invention is related to easily maintain the mesio-distal dimension of the lost deciduous tooth and at the same time providing the appliance to be adjusted to any posterior space even at the first visit. If necessary it can also re-gain the lost space. The apparatus can be manufactured of Cr-Ni, titanium or similar metals. The appliances has two bondable surfaces to bond the appliance to the buccal surfaces of the teeth adjacent to the extraction space, the anterior and posterior vertical connecting arms extending from these surfaces to the vestibular side of the teeth, adjusted to the dental and gingival contours. The posterior tubular arm conforming to its name possesses two. The thinner one which is soldered at the bottom of the front side is called the “guide tube” and it has wider internal diameter than the other tube. While gaining space, it guides the “anterior piston arm” directly to the second tube of the “posterior tubular arm”, when these two arms are angulated due to the bended adjacent teeth. | 06-03-2010 |
20100151402 | Slide on connector for arch wire - A slide on connector for positioning upon an arch wire between the teeth of an orthodontic patent is provided. This connector works in conjunction with maxillary and mandibular arch expanders and other orthodontic appliances. The connector includes a base casing with a body segment and a base segment where both include a threaded bore. A screw is then threadedly engaged through the body and into the base segment. The base segment has tubes attached thereto for the insertion of an arch wire and the screw turns upon the arch wire for securement. The tubes can be preangulated to assist in root angulation or other orthodontia when the arch wire is inserted. | 06-17-2010 |
20100261130 | Biased palatal bone expander - A biased palatal bone expander attaches directly to the palatal bone in the roof of the mouth of a patient. The expander has dual, biased, mutually parallel rods. The rods extend from coaxial tubes and have coaxial springs. The expansion of the springs urges the rod outwardly from the center of the expander thus widening the maxillary arch incrementally without a connection upon the teeth. The tubes and rods each attach to two mutually parallel bars perpendicular to the rods. Each bar has two opposite ends with an eyelet upon each end. The eyelets receive screws for securing the expander to a patient. Additionally, the appliance may include a thermoformed shell that a surgeon or orthodontist uses to guide positioning the appliance for installation. | 10-14-2010 |
20110143300 | DENTAL DEVICE FOR CORRECTING UPPER JAW TRANSVERSAL MICROGNATHISM IN ADULT PATIENTS AND PROCEDURE FOR BUILDING THE DEVICE AND A SURGICAL - A dental device for the correction of upper jaw transversal micrognathism in adult patients, which makes it possible to apply a slow expansion orthopedic technique, without osteotomy with osseo fixation by means of micro-implants, which comprises an expansion component, bilateral palatine support components, and a fixation component. The expansion component is an expansion screw joined to the palatine support components by means of lateral arms that extend out of it, where said palatine support components have perforations for receiving the fixation components defined by the micro-implants. The invention also provides a procedure for building the device and for setting up a surgical guide for said device. | 06-16-2011 |
20110287377 | ORTHODONTIC CLASP - A new and useful orthodontic clasp that is more resistant to breakage, and when in use is unlikely to separate from its associated orthodontic appliance should breakage occur, comprising two metal wires crossed at an angle and held together with a weld/solder joint, said weld/solder joint having four wire segments extending from said two metal wires crossed at the weld/solder joint, two of said wire segments adjacent and longer in length and two of said wire segments adjacent and shorter in length, said four wire segments each having a clasp wire bend. | 11-24-2011 |
20120003600 | ORTHODONTIC CORRECTIVE APPLIANCE, ESPECIALLY FOR CORRECTING MALPOSITIONED MOLARS - An orthodontic corrective appliance for correcting malpositioned molars, wherein one end of the appliance is mounted on a supporting device, and the other end is applied to the given molar with spring loading includes a pusher element which is guided axially in a sleeve and is acted upon by a compression spring, and the free end of the pusher element extends from the sleeve and is provided with a connecting piece which is applied to the supporting device. Several small tubes on the outer surface of the sleeve have inner bores that guide and support a spacer bar that extends parallel to the sleeve. The end of the spacer bar that points towards the connecting piece is supported on one of the tubes, and the end of the spacer bar that faces away from the connecting piece is supported on a transpalatal arch, a Gashgarion lock or similar element. | 01-05-2012 |
20120129117 | ORTHODONTIC TEETH POSITIONING APPLIANCES - An Orthodontic teeth positioning appliance comprising an anterior positioning component, a posterior component and a resilient means connecting the anterior and posterior components. The anterior positioning component is configured to be in contact with, in order to push against, the lingual faces of a plurality of anterior teeth, when worn by the user and the posterior component is configured to be anchored to at least one posterior tooth, when worn by the user in order that the resilient means urges apart the anterior positioning component from the posterior component. The appliance is preferably removable by the user. | 05-24-2012 |
20120244487 | Head Positioning Instrument - A head positioning instrument is provided for accurately modeling the position of a patient's jaw for orthodontic treatment planning. The horizontal distance between a pair of reference points that are visible on an x-ray are measured. These reference points are then utilized to ensure that substantially true vertical and substantially true horizontal are reflected in a radiograph. The patient's lower jaw hinge is accurately located, and the upper jaw is located using a bite fork attached to the lower jaw hinge axis locator. The lower jaw hinge axis locator with the bite fork attached are removed from the head positioning instrument and transferred to an axis mounting stand for accurate reproduction. The patient's individual characteristics are accurately preserved throughout the transfer and modeling process, resulting in accurate correspondence between the model and radiograph. | 09-27-2012 |
20130052603 | PALATE FIXTURE FOR ORTHODONTICS - A palate fixture includes: a base portion including at least four sides, a palate surface and an oral inner surface; a pair of fixing pieces, each fixing piece extending from a side of the base portion that is opposite the other, and offset from the base portion; and a pair of ring pieces, each ring piece extending from a side of the base portion that is opposite the other, and sloped toward the oral inner surface. | 02-28-2013 |
20130071802 | APPLYING CORRECTIVE FORCES WITHIN THE PALATE - An orthodontic apparatus for installation in a patient's mouth is disclosed. The orthodontic apparatus includes a first extension wire, a second extension wire, and a palatal archwire. Each of the first and second extension wires includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal and distal portions and the palatal archwire are manipulatable to apply corrective buccal, labial, and transverse forces on the patient's dento-alveolar complex (DAC), thereby correcting the shape of the patient's palate. | 03-21-2013 |
20130230820 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICES - Orthodontic splint devices may include one or more bases and connectors. Various attachment members configured to, during use, couple the device to a portion of the patient's mouth may also be included on the device. In some implementations, a base may include an attachment member that includes a conduit and a sheath. Also provided are orthodontice devices comprising peripheral members and transpalatal members. The various orthodontic devices may move teeth individually or as a set in the subject's mouth. | 09-05-2013 |
20140080084 | CYCLIC INTERRUPTIVE FORCE ORTHODONTIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Provided herein is a cyclic interruptive force orthodontic device and a system comprising the same. Methods of making and using the same are also provided. | 03-20-2014 |
20140170585 | Orthodontic Appliance Anchoring Method and Apparatus - Orthodontic anchoring method and custom appliances affixed to teeth, TADs and/or tooth positioning, moving and stabilization appliances and/or orthodontic auxiliaries. Each appliance has mechanical fasteners structured to secure segments of a curable flexible resin rope called a flex fit module (FFM). The FFM is moldable and adaptable to the oral cavity between mechanical fasteners in an uncured first mode where it is cut to length, positioned around the anatomy of the mouth and attached to clamps or fasteners and/or flex fit wafers FFW(s) at each or one end. Each fastener has a clamp or fastener attached to orthodontic auxiliaries, orthodontic appliances or onto a TAD for anchorage purposes. One end of this custom appliance is usually attached via a clamp or fastener manufactured as part of a bracket or band to a tooth. The other end is connected to an appliance, tad, flex fit wafer or auxiliary. Once connected together the system is cured and becomes a solid entity ready to accept orthodontic forces. | 06-19-2014 |
20140186788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAXILLARY PROTRACTION IN CLASS III MALOCCLUSION PATIENTS - The embodiments herein provide a maxillary protraction device is provided for treating Maxillary Transverse Discrepancies in young orthodontic patients and in skeletally mature patients using only local anesthesia and without administering general anesthesia. The maxillary protraction device comprises a hyrax provided with an adjustable screw and a plurality of bands connected to the hyrax through a connecting wire. A tongue plate is connected to the hyrax through the connecting wire. A tongue sprue wire is provided and soldered to an anterior segment of a premolar band to reinforce the tongue plate. The connecting wire holds the tongue plate in a position to resist a tongue pressure. The physiological tongue forces produced during swallowing are used to move the maxilla in forward, sagittal and vertical directions. The parasagittal osteotomy is employed to reposition the individual segments in a widened transverse dimension, and to facilitate 3-dimensional movements of the maxilla. | 07-03-2014 |
20150024333 | RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER AND METHOD FOR THE ASSEMBLY THEREOF - Rapid palatal expander which comprises an actuator element ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150024334 | RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER - Rapid palatal expander which comprises an actuator element ( | 01-22-2015 |
20150044624 | ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - An orthodontic/orthognathic device for correcting and changing tooth placements and bone structure, and a method of using orthodontic/orthognathic device for tooth movement, correcting syndromic conditions of the mouth and osteogenetic correction. The device may be used for maxillary distraction and expansion as well as mandibular separation and expansion. The device can be controlled by computer to direct tooth and bone placement. | 02-12-2015 |
20150056566 | Maxillary Skeletal Expander Using Mini-Screw - A maxillary skeletal expander includes a pair of bodies, an extending screw adjusting a space between the pair of bodies, guide rails having both sides inserted into the pair of bodies and guiding a movement of the bodies, a key hole integrally formed with the extending screw, screw insertion portions integrally formed with the bodies and having screw insertion holes guiding mini-screws implanted to an upper jaw, arms having one end fixed to the bodies and the other end extending toward teeth, and a teeth fixing part integrally formed with the arms and fixed to teeth of a patient. | 02-26-2015 |
20160008098 | ORTHODONTIC EXPANDER | 01-14-2016 |
20160022382 | RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER AND METHOD FOR THE ASSEMBLY THEREOF - Rapid palatal expander which comprises an actuator element ( | 01-28-2016 |
20160120622 | RAPID PALATAL EXPANDER AND METHOD FOR THE MAKING THEREOF - Rapid palatal expander provided with one first and one second main body actuatable to be moved along a longitudinal slide direction by an actuator element, and connected by means of anchorage elements to at least one first and one second thread-like support arm intended to interact with opposite portions of a dental arch. The support arms comprise a transversely projecting portion, cylindrically asymmetrical, which is engaged in a shape relationship within an enlarged portion of a shaped seat obtained in the two main bodies. The shaped seat is extended on the external surface with an insertion opening of size at least equal to the transversely projecting portion. | 05-05-2016 |