Patent ID: 8979529
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A61B,A61C,A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical apparatus comprising: an arch bar configured for insertion into a mouth of a subject for attachment to a mandible, a maxilla, a bone graft thereof, or a prosthodontic jaw portion of the subject, the arch bar comprising: a bar extending in a longitudinal direction; a first attachment loop located on a first side of the bar, the first attachment loop defining a first aperture for receiving a first bone screw therethrough; a first stem connecting the bar and the first attachment loop; a second attachment loop located on the first side of the bar, the second attachment loop defining a second aperture for receiving a second bone screw therethrough; a second stem spaced from the first stem along the bar in the longitudinal direction and connecting the bar and the second attachment loop; and a plurality of hooks each having an open part that is turned toward the first side of the bar; wherein individual members of the plurality of hooks are spaced from each other along the bar in the longitudinal direction of the bar.