Patent ID: 9532853
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
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 aperture and a base surface at least partially defining an archwire slot; a slide member movable relative to the bracket body between an opened position, a first ligating position, and a second ligating position, and including a bore, wherein in the first ligating position and in the second ligating position, a surface of the slide member bounds the archwire slot on a side generally opposite to the base surface; and a resilient member extending from the aperture into the bore to slidably couple the slide member to the bracket body and being configured to bias the slide member toward the base surface of the archwire slot in at least one of the first and second ligating positions, wherein in the first ligating position, the base surface of the archwire slot and the surface of the slide member are separated by a first distance and, in the second ligating position, the base surface of the archwire slot and the slide member are separated by a second distance that is different from the first distance.