Patent ID: 6726472
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A gauge for marking teeth or models of teeth for the determination of the placement of attachments for orthodontic braces, comprising:a first arm with a gauge element comprising a longitudinal extension portion lying on a first axis and a vertical extension portion extending generally perpendicularly from the first axis of the longitudinal extension portion; a second arm which has a pointer element at an end thereof, the pointer element having a tip which is spaced apart from the longitudinal extension portion of the first arm, the first and second arm being connected together to maintain the spaced apart relationship between the tip of pointer element and the longitudinal extension portion with the vertical extension portion extending towards the pointer element; said longitudinal extension portion having a distal end and said vertical extension portion being spaced from said distal end; said vertical extension being disposed substantially in coincidence with an imaginary plane intersecting said first and second arms.