Patent ID: 8568138
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth, the orthodontic bracket comprising: a bracket structure configured to be mounted to the tooth, the bracket structure including an archwire slot configured to receive the archwire therein and a receiving portion; a movable member engaged with the bracket body and including a mesial flange, a distal flange, and a recess separating the mesial flange from the distal flange and a passage extending through at least one of the mesial flange and the distal flange, the movable member configured to be moved between an opened position in which the archwire is insertable into the archwire slot and a closed position in which the movable member retains the archwire in the archwire slot; and a wire carried by the movable member in the passage and being configured to engage the receiving portion when the movable member is in at least the closed position and to deform during movement of the movable member.