Patent ID: 9198741
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An orthodontic appliance comprising: a first support positionable in a lower jaw region; a second support positionable in an upper jaw region; a first rod including a first end and a second end opposite the first end with the second end thereof being configured to be attached to the first support positionable in the lower jaw region; a second rod including a first end and a second end opposite the first end with the second end of the second rod being configured to be attached to the second support positionable in the upper jaw region and the first end of the second rod further comprising a threaded section, a sleeve inserted between the first ends of the first and second rods, the first ends of the first and second rods configured to be held in the sleeve, such that the first ends of the first and second rods move relative to the sleeve between a first end adjustment position and a second end adjustment position, the first and second rods being closer to each other in the second end adjustment position,