Patent ID: 6190166
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
An orthodontic device comprising:a wire member comprising an arch wire, said arch wire having points of fixation there along, and an engaging part fixed at one of said points of fixation of said arch wire, said engaging part comprising a leg projecting from said wire member and comprising a pair of opposite leg parts that are elastic so as to tend to resist said leg parts being, brought toward each other, and said leg parts having outwardly projected engaging parts; anda fixing member adapted to be fixed to a tooth, said fixing member having a mounting groove with inclined inner side faces that allow insertion of said engaging projected parts and a wire groove for enabling said arch wire to be set therein after said leg has been forcibly inserted into said mounting groove and said engaging projected parts have been brought into engagement with an end of said mounting groove.