US Patent:
20130224676, Aug 29, 2013
Inventors:
Ronald James Sirney - Alta Loma CA, US
Brandon Curley - Arcadia CA, US
Assignee:
ORMCO CORPORATION - Orange CA
International Classification:
A61C 7/02
A61C 7/28
C22F 1/10
C22F 1/18
C22F 1/14
A61C 7/34
C21D 9/00
US Classification:
433 3, 433 8, 433 20, 433 14, 148561, 148538
Abstract:
An orthodontic appliance for use in orthodontic treatment. The orthodontic appliance is selected from the group consisting of an orthodontic bracket, an orthodontic archwire, an orthodontic tool, and a discrete component thereof. The orthodontic appliance is made of a metallic glass. The orthodontic appliance may be an orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth. The orthodontic bracket comprises a bracket body including an archwire slot, the bracket body being made of a metallic glass. The orthodontic bracket further comprises a movable member made of a metallic glass and operatively coupled to the bracket body and movable between an opened position in which the archwire is insertable into the archwire slot and a closed position in which the movable member retains the archwire in the archwire slot. The orthodontic bracket further comprises a pin coupling the movable member to the bracket body.