Patent ID: 6843370
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A package for a prepasted orthodontic bracket, comprising: a cover, including a hollow projection therein and a lateral flange extending from and surrounding an open end of the projection; a base having a flat upper surface; and an orthodontic bracket having a layer of light-curable paste thereon, which bracket is placed with the paste layer in contact with a flat upper surface of the base, and the bracket is surrounded by and spaced from the cover, wherein each of the cover and base are opaque to visible light and actinic radiation, and wherein the cover comprises a bilayered plastic structure including a first plastic layer containing particles of an opaque filler in an amount effective to render the first layer opaque to visible light, and a second plastic layer containing an effective amount of an actinic blocking agent.