Patent ID: 7037107

Claim:
An orthodontic archwire comprising an anterior segment and two posterior segments connected to both ends of the anterior segment, the anterior segment being composed of a first archwire element, the first archwire element having an arched main wire portion, and two connection ends formed at each end of the arched main wire portion and bent at right angles to the arched main wire portion, each of the posterior segments being composed of a second archwire element, the second archwire element having a main wire portion, a loop formed at one end of the main wire portion, a leg formed at an free end of the loop perpendicular to the main wire portion, and a connector provided on the leg and parallel to the leg, into which the connecting end of the first archwire element is inserted and locked coupling the anterior segment and the posterior segments such that the central axis of each segment is mated and co-linear.