Patent ID: 9364298
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61C

Claim Text:
1. An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth, comprising: a bracket body configured to be mounted to the tooth, the bracket body including an archwire slot defined at least in part by a base surface and opposed slot surfaces extending from the base surface, the archwire slot being configured to receive the archwire therein and defining an aperture having a first portion and a second portion; a slide member slidable relative to the archwire slot between an opened position and a closed position in which at least a portion of the slide member forms a surface of the archwire slot and including a bore; and a resilient member being received in the bore and extending from the bore and into the aperture and being configured to engage the first portion of the aperture when the slide member is in the opened position and the second portion of the aperture when the slide member is in the closed position, the resilient member being configured to impose a biasing force on the slide member in the direction of movement of the slide member toward the archwire slot when the slide member is in the closed position.