Patent ID: 9101437
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A method for using an orthodontic assembly including a maxillar attachment structure, a mandibular attachment structure, and a force member, the method comprising: securing the mandibular attachment structure in removable cooperation with lower molar teeth of the patient, securing the maxillar attachment structure to upper molar teeth with the use of upper crown bands; and pressingly connecting the maxillar and mandibular attachment structures by affixing one end of the force member to the maxillar attachment structure and threadlessly cooperating another end of the force member to a free mesial end of a corresponding coupler to exert a force from the maxillar attachment onto a lower molar tooth in a direction suitable to correct Class II malocclusion condition as the patient's mouth closes, wherein each coupler further includes at least one flange, between distal and mesial ends of said coupler, arranged to releaseably engage a corresponding buccal hook as said coupler is rotated about a long axis of its straight interface portion when the straight interface portion is seated in a corresponding buccal tube.