Patent ID: 9724175
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61C,Y10T

Claim:
1. An orthodontic bracket assembly comprising: a base adapted to be mounted on a tooth; a rotatable body mounted on the base for rotation movement with respect to the base and comprising a slot adapted to engage a wire; and a removable plate adapted to be inserted into and retained within the base to secure the wire in the slot; wherein the rotatable body comprises: a circular base member with a top circular surface; and an upper member mounted parallelly and on toe of the top circular surface of the circular base member: wherein the upper member comprises two generally half-circular parts forming an upper circle on a flat plane with two ends of one half-circular part respectively opposed and spaced apart from two ends of the other half circular part, such that the slot is formed between the half-circular parts for engaging the wire; and wherein the upper circle and the circular base member are concentric.