Patent ID: 8082769
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: A61C,B21F,B25J,B33Y,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a bend between two straight wire sections of an orthodontic archwire having a first straight wire section, a second straight wire section and a bend between the first and second straight wire sections, comprising: heat treating the second straight wire section of the orthodontic archwire; and after heat treating the second straight wire section of the orthodontic archwire, forming a complex bend in the orthodontic archwire between the first straight wire section and the heat treated second straight wire section by gripping the first straight wire section with a first gripper and the heat treated second straight wire section with a second gripper; wherein said second gripper is mounted on a movable arm of a wire bending robot under the control of a computer; wherein said complex bend comprises a combination of a bend and a twist.