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

Claim 0:
1. A self-ligating bracket system comprising:
a bracket body having:
an archwire slot extending in a lateral direction, the lateral direction being coextensive with an archwire retained in the slot,
a sliding channel receivable for a ligating sliding member, and
a recess; and

a cantilever locking blade receivable in the recess,
wherein the cantilever locking blade comprises a first planar face and a curved portion, the curved portion curving toward the archwire slot,
wherein the first planar face has a width extending in the lateral direction and a height in a direction approximately perpendicular to an axial direction, and
wherein the cantilever locking blade is configured to be deflected in a direction approximately perpendicular to an axial direction of the sliding channel, such that the cantilever locking blade locks the ligating sliding member in a closed or open position.