Patent ID: 6322357
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
An interarch orthodontic device for applying forces between an appliance affixed to the upper teeth and the second appliance affixed to the lower teeth of a patient, comprising:a flexible central portion comprising an elongate cylindrical body having an internal axial bore, said resilient body being laterally deflectable and resiliently biased toward axial alignment thereof;two end caps affixed to opposite ends of said central portion, said end caps each including a cylindrical internal wall in axial alignment with said central portion bore for slidably engaging each of said attachment rods;a pair of rotatable attachment rods axially extending from end caps, said end rods each including a piston head at an interior end thereof, said piston head being in slideable and rotatable engagement with said internal walls of said end caps; andan attachment hook located at an exterior end of each of said attachment rods for engaging an orthodontic appliance attached to a patient's tooth.