Patent ID: 8257080

Claim:
An orthodontic bite corrector for moving the relative positions of the upper and lower dental arches comprising: an inner member including a first rigid body having a mesial end and a distal end, a first coupling extending from the first body for connection to a first dental arch, and a collar proximate the mesial end of the first body, the collar including an outer diameter that is larger than a outer diameter of the first body; and an outer member including a second rigid body and a second coupling extending from the second body for connection to a second dental arch, wherein the second body has a tubular configuration and wherein the first body is received in the second body in telescoping relation, wherein the first body and the second body have central, longitudinal axes with matching, curved configurations, wherein the outer member has a central, elongated passageway with an opening adjacent each end of the passageway for passage of the inner member, and wherein the first body includes a length greater than the length of the outer member and the distal end extends past the second coupling.