Patent ID: 11957537
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 2:
3. A ligating sliding member comprising:
a beveled portion, wherein beveled portion is configured to facilitate sliding of the ligating sliding member over a cantilever locking clip,
a first extending feature having a proximal end at the beveled portion and a distal end distally located from the beveled portion, and
second extending feature,
wherein the first extending feature and the second extending feature are configured to prevent the ligating sliding member from being removed from a body of the self-ligating bracket system of claim 1,
wherein the first extending feature and the second extending feature are each substantially 90° or at an acute angle to a face of the ligating sliding member, and
wherein the first extending feature has a polygonal cross-sectional shape in a direction extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the first extending feature.