Patent ID: 6663385
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
An orthodontic bracket configured such that an archwire may be snapped into place retaining the archwire in the bracket labially on a patients tooth comprising,a base plate having a labial-buccal surface, a tooth abutment surface, a right side, a left side, an upper side and a lower side, a pair of inwardly facing upstanding angular legs integrally formed within the base plate essentially transverse to the base plates mesial-distal axis, projecting a full width from the base plate therefore flush with the base plates right side and left side, also spaced apart at least an archwires narrowest width, said angular legs having a gap therebetween with said angular legs and base plate forming a cavity dimensioned to receive and retain an archwire, said cavity having a top, a bottom and an inside surface with the cavity bottom parallel with the labial-buccal surface of the base plate, and said orthodontic bracket base and integral angular legs formed of a material having sufficient resiliency to arcuately spread apart allowing an archwire to be urged therebetween and snap shut into their primary position after an archwire has passed through thereby captivating an archwire therein.