| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Retooling device and tool | US13123212 | 2010-05-07 | US08756781B2 | 2014-06-24 | Kevin Cullen |
| A tool with replaceable parts is provided. In a preferred embodiment the hand tool comprises a set of hand operated pliers (10) that are adapted to have, removably attached to them, replaceable jaws (14 and 16) which are connected to handles (44 and 46) by means of connectors (18 and 16) which are in turn, adapted to be actuated by an actuating member of a retooling device (12). The retooling device (12) comes pre-loaded with the replacement jaws and connectors in one end of the retooling device. The retooling device first disengages the existing jaws (16 and 14) and connectors (18 and 16) whereupon they are securely stored one end of the retooling device (12), and whereafter, the remaining portions of the pliers (10) are inserted into another end of the retooling device (12) where the preloaded jaws and connectors are attached. | ||||||
| 162 | Adapter Device for Extension of Mini-Plates, Pliers for the Attachment Thereof and Method for Extension and Attachment of Mini-Plates | US13996660 | 2011-12-21 | US20130273489A1 | 2013-10-17 | Luciane Macedo De Menezes; Tatiana Siqueira Gonçalves; André Weissheimer; Eduardo Martinelli Santayana De Lima; Susana Maria Deon Rizzatto; Mário Vian |
| An adapter device for extension of miniplates used in orthodontic treatments, which provides for the extension of the plate for the most anterior or posterior and superior or inferior positions, and also the fixation of orthodontic accessories, which can be used for various skeletal anchorage systems available on the market, pliers for the attachment of the device, and a method for extension and attachment of miniplates by use of the adapter devices of the present invention. | ||||||
| 163 | Safety attachment for orthodontic wires and pliers to apply attachment | US12521383 | 2008-01-04 | US08246350B2 | 2012-08-21 | Helen Taylor |
| A safety attachment for application to orthodontic wire in the mouth of a patient comprises a safe-end portion to be crimped onto the orthodontic wire, which once in place on the wire has no sharp edges. The safety attachment comprises upper and lower portions secured to each other by a hinge. One or both of the inner surfaces of the attachment may be textured to improve grip on the wire. The safety attachment may include means for retention by application pliers. Pliers designed for application of a safety attachment have upper and lower beaks, wherein the upper beak includes means to crimp the safe-end portion onto an orthodontic wire and the lower beak includes means to retain the safety attachment prior to applying the safe-end portion to the wire and after application release the safe-end portion leaving it in place on the wire in the patient's mouth. | ||||||
| 164 | Orthodontic pliers | US13100696 | 2011-05-04 | US08210845B1 | 2012-07-03 | Luis Ingels |
| A two piece orthodontic pliers having a pair of arms separably hinged together, in which a first hinge portion on a first arm includes a shaft having a central, axially projecting protrusion, and a second hinge portion on a second arm includes a bore having a central recess for receiving the shaft and the central protrusion of the first hinge portion. | ||||||
| 165 | PREVENTING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN TOOTH MODELS | US13241090 | 2011-09-22 | US20120028220A1 | 2012-02-02 | Huafeng Wen |
| Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models. | ||||||
| 166 | Apparatus and method for adjusting orthodontic wire | US12608185 | 2009-10-29 | US08052420B2 | 2011-11-08 | Carlos F. Navarro |
| A handheld apparatus for adjusting orthodontic wire includes first and second handle portions and a jaw portion. The first handle portion pivotably couples to the second handle portion such that the first and second handle portions are capable of pivoting with respect to each other at a pivot axis. The jaw portion extends from the first and second handle portions. The jaw portion includes: a first prong extending from the first handle portion; and second and third prongs extending from the second handle portion. The second and third prongs each include: a respective inner surface that partially defines a slot between the second and third prongs; and first and second outer surfaces joined together by a transition region. | ||||||
| 167 | Preventing interference between tooth models | US11933350 | 2007-10-31 | US08047846B2 | 2011-11-01 | Huafeng Wen |
| Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models. | ||||||
| 168 | Safety Attachment for Orthodontic Wires and Pliers to Apply Attachment | US12521383 | 2008-01-04 | US20100323316A1 | 2010-12-23 | Helen Taylor |
| A safety attachment (A; B; C; D; E; F) is specifically designed for application to orthodontic wire (3) in the mouth of a patient. The safety attachment comprises a safe-end portion (6; 6*; 6″; 6′″; 6″″; 6) to be crimped onto the orthodontic wire, which once in place on the wire has no sharp edges. The safety attachment comprises upper and lower portions (12, 13) secured to each other by a hinge (10). One or both of the inner surfaces of the attachment (11a, 11b) may be textured to improve grip on the wire. The safety attachment may also include means for retention (9; 26; 38; 40) by application pliers. Pliers specifically designed for application of a safety attachment are also described. The pliers have upper and lower beaks (14, 18; 22, 25; 27, 29), wherein the upper beak includes means to crimp (17; 24; 28) the safe-end portion onto an orthodontic wire and the lower beak includes means to retain (20; 20′; 30) the safety attachment prior to applying the safe-end portion to the wire and after application release the safe-end leaving it in place on the wire in the patient's mouth. | ||||||
| 169 | Mechanical device for use in orthodontics | US11658506 | 2004-07-29 | US07775794B2 | 2010-08-17 | Josep Duran Von Arx |
| The invention relates to a mechanical device for use in orthodontics. The inventive device has a base (2) which is cemented onto a tooth (1) and a cap or closure element (3) which is mounted on the base (2).According to the invention, the device has the following functional characteristics: an orthodontic wire insertion groove which is provided on the cap or closure element instead of at the base of the bracket as is usual; the adjustment of the wire by means of a pull mechanism which is provided on the cap or closure element; a self-closing system for the wire; an aesthetic, functional design with minimum friction on soft tissues (lips); customization of the torque and the tip, such that suitable values can be applied according to the requirements of each case and treatment phase; and minimization of the time required to adjust arcs in the mouth. | ||||||
| 170 | Orthodontic Torque Pliers | US12227917 | 2007-06-06 | US20090253093A1 | 2009-10-08 | Mazin M. Albaya |
| The invention pertains to a tool or pliers for effecting a torque bends or twists to orthodontic rectangular arch wire. The pliers have two handles pivotally associated by a core, the core having a slot therein. One of the handles has a bifurcated head with the other handle having a single head adapted to fit within said bifurcated head and pivot on the core. The bifurcated headed handle has at least one slide reciprocally associated with a side of the bifurcated headed handle, the slide having a slot in an end thereof, the slide being manipulated so that its slot into aligned association with the slot in the core. The core is detachably secured to the single headed handle. Slots are in the single and bifurcated headed handles to access their bores so that all the slots can be aligned to accept an arch wire being passed through the slots in the handles and into the slots of the core and slide. Squeezing of the handles causes relative rotation between the core and slide to impart a twist to the wire. The degree of twist can be adjustably controlled. Preferably, there are two slides, one in each side of the bifurcated headed handle. | ||||||
| 171 | ADJUSTABLE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET | US12125077 | 2008-05-22 | US20080293005A1 | 2008-11-27 | Roman Rahlis; Vladimir Matskel; Shmuel Kornhauser; Vladimir Arav |
| An adjustable orthodontic bracket including an body member for fixing orthodontic arch wire in a position such that a predetermined stress is generated and applied to the tooth to be treated; a bonding base member for bonding the bracket to a buccal or lingual surface of a tooth to be treated; and a bendable element, wherein the bendable element connects the body member to the bonding base member. The body member includes a slot for the arch wire, wherein the bendable element enables to adjust accurate angles of the slot. The bendable element can be rigid or flexible wherein in the flexible form, a holding device is further included. The present invention further provides tools to band and/or rotate the adjustable orthodontic bracket of the present invention. | ||||||
| 172 | Heated dental pliers | US11704436 | 2007-02-08 | US20080190250A1 | 2008-08-14 | Donald Nevin |
| The pliers, preferably in the form of dental pliers, include first and second members. Each of the members includes a handle portion and a jaw portion. The members are pivotally connected for movement of the jaw portions between remote and proximate positions. One of the jaw portions has a recess within which a nichrome heating element is situated. First and second wires extend into the recess and are connected to the heating element. The wires are connected to a variable power source to electrically energize the heating element such that the jaw portion of the pliers with the heating element is heated to the desired degree. | ||||||
| 173 | DUAL CYLINDRICAL ARCH WIRE ASSEMBLY FOR APPLYING TORQUE | US11565269 | 2006-11-30 | US20080131831A1 | 2008-06-05 | Norbert Abels; Claus H. Backes |
| An arch wire assembly for use in light force orthodontic treatment techniques which includes the ability to provide a torquing force to selected teeth. The arch wire assembly includes an arch wire comprising first and second cylindrical arch wire bodies extending between a first end and a second end. The arch wire bodies are disposed in adjacent contact one with another. The arch wire assembly further includes clamping or other fixing structures for fixing the first and second arch wire bodies relative to one another so as to allow the first and second cylindrical arch wire bodies to act as a single arch wire having a non circular cross-sections. This allows for application of torquing corrective forces against an arch wire slot of an orthodontic bracket during an orthodontic treatment in much the same way as a rectangular arch wire but with lower arch wire stiffness. This allows for light force orthodontic treatment. | ||||||
| 174 | Preventing interference between tooth models | US11013154 | 2004-12-14 | US07309230B2 | 2007-12-18 | Huafeng Wen |
| Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models. | ||||||
| 175 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices | US11260538 | 2005-10-27 | US07283891B2 | 2007-10-16 | Werner Butscher; Friedrich Riemeier; Rüdger Rubbert; Thomas Weise; Rohit Sachdeva |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or positioned at the end of robot am. The moveable gripping tool is mounted to the end of a moveable robot arm having a proximal portion also mounted to the base. The robot preferably comprises a six axis bending robot, in which the distal end of the moveable arm can move relative to the fixed gripping tool about three translational axes and three rotational axes. The gripping tools preferably incorporate force sensors which are used to determine overbends needed to get the desired final shape of the archwire. The robot may also include a resistive heating system in which current flows through the wire while the wire is held in a bent condition to heat the wire and thereby retain the bent shape of the wire. A magazine for holding a plurality of straight archwires needing to be bent and a conveyor system for receiving the wires after the bending process is complete are also described. The robot bending system is able to form archwires with any required second and third order bends quickly and with high precision. As such, it is highly suitable for use in a precision appliance-manufacturing center manufacturing a large number of archwires (or other medical devices or appliances) for a distributed base of clinics. | ||||||
| 176 | Method for the placement of orthodontic brackets | US10549664 | 2004-03-17 | US20070111154A1 | 2007-05-17 | Guido Sampermans |
| The present invention is related to an indirect bracket placement method for correctly positioning brackets on a patient's teeth, comprising the steps of: “Providing a model of the patients teeth, “Providing a reference marking on said model indicating correct positioning of brackets, “Manufacturing a transfer tray of the model, wherein said reference marking is visible on said transfer tray, and “Providing holes at the exact bracket positions in said clear transfer tray, said holes allowing placement of brackets in the exact position. The invention is further related to a transfer tray and to a toll for use in said method. | ||||||
| 177 | Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices | US10857284 | 2004-05-28 | US07076980B2 | 2006-07-18 | Werner Butscher; Friedrich Riemeier; Rüdger Rubbert; Thomas Weise; Rohit Sachdeva |
| A robotic bending apparatus for bending archwires and other types of elongate, bendable medical devices into a desired configuration includes a first gripping tool and a moveable gripping tool. The first gripping tool can be either fixed with respect to a base or table for the robot or positioned at the end of robot am. The moveable gripping tool is mounted to the end of a moveable robot arm having a proximal portion also mounted to the base. The robot preferably comprises a six axis bending robot, in which the distal end of the moveable arm can move relative to the fixed gripping tool about three translational axes and three rotational axes. The gripping tools preferably incorporate force sensors which are used to determine overbends needed to get the desired final shape of the archwire. The robot may also include a resistive heating system in which current flows through the wire while the wire is held in a bent condition to heat the wire and thereby retain the bent shape of the wire. A magazine for holding a plurality of straight archwires needing to be bent and a conveyor system for receiving the wires after the bending process is complete are also described. The robot bending system is able to form archwires with any required second and third order bends quickly and with high precision. As such, it is highly suitable for use in a precision appliance-manufacturing center manufacturing a large number of archwires (or other medical devices or appliances) for a distributed base of clinics. | ||||||
| 178 | Preventing interference between tooth models | US11013154 | 2004-12-14 | US20060127855A1 | 2006-06-15 | Huafeng Wen |
| Systems and methods are disclosed to prevent interference between two physical tooth models in a physical dental arch model by acquiring the coordinates of a plurality of points on the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models and digitally representing the surfaces of each of the two physical tooth models by a mesh of points in three dimensions using the acquired coordinates. The meshes representing the surfaces of the two physical tooth models intersect at least at one point to form an overlapping portion. The method also includes calculating the depth of the overlapping portion between the two meshes to quantify the interference of the two physical tooth models. | ||||||
| 179 | Attachable orthodontic hook system | US10732527 | 2004-07-26 | US20060019213A1 | 2006-01-26 | Brian Graham; Neil Graham |
| The invention involves an attachable orthodontic hook system for the attachment of an orthodontic hook to a vacuum formed orthodontic appliance, the hook designed for the reception of orthodontic elastics used to correct the patient's bite. | ||||||
| 180 | Orthodontic crimping pliers | US10893098 | 2004-07-16 | US06984126B1 | 2006-01-10 | Neil John Graham |
| Pliers adapted to lock wires within thermoformed dental appliances following the partial enclosure of wires during the thermoforming process. | ||||||
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