Patent ID: 11877907
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. An orthodontic appliance as claimed in claim 11, and wherein the respective archwire couplers each have a main body with an opposite first and second end, and which further defines an internal cavity, and wherein a first passageway extends longitudinally inwardly from the first end of the main body, and communicates with the internal cavity, and wherein the main body of the respective archwire couplers further defines a second passageway which is located between the first and second ends thereof, and which further extends transversely, inwardly relative to the main body and communicates with the internal cavity which is defined by the archwire coupler, and wherein the second passageway is sized so as to permit the archwire to pass therethrough, and be positioned within the internal cavity without removing the archwire from adjacent teeth which form the upper and lower dental arches of the patient undergoing orthodontic treatment.