Patent ID: 6910883

Claim:
An orthodontic bracket cleaner for removing excess material from orthodontic brackets comprising: a hollow cylindrical body with a first open end and a second closed end and an exterior and an interior; a longitudinal base having opposing first and second ends, a front side and a back side, and a longitudinal axis wherein the longitudinal base is wire and coated with diamond chips producing an abrasive surface for removing cementing materials from orthodontic brackets; two longitudinal sides with first and second ends wherein the first ends are attached each to an opposing end of the longitudinal base and extending at right angles to the longitudinal base away from the back side of the longitudinal base and parallel to each other; a cylindrical female base with first and second ends and an internal cavity, the first end facing the longitudinal base and attached to the second ends of the longitudinal sides, the second cylindrical female base end, facing away from the longitudinal base, defines the internal cavity extending 2-4 mm into the cylindrical female base interior, wherein the longitudinal base, longitudinal sides, and cylindrical female base form an integral replaceable unit; a cylindrical male fitting with first and second ends, the first end with a male extension sized to removably fit within the internal cavity at the second end of the cylindrical female base, wherein the cylindrical male fitting is enclosed within the first end of the cylindrical body; an apparatus means for redirecting force wherein the apparatus means has first and second apparatus ends which converts a motion force into a linear back and forth force moving the longitudinal base back and forth in its long axis, wherein the first apparatus end is connected to the second end of the cylindrical male fitting; a force-producing means apparatus positioned internally in the body for producing a motion force, wherein the force-producing apparatus applies a motion force to the second end of the force direction corrector apparatus; and a power source means for supplying electrical power to the force-producing apparatus wherein the power source is located in the interior of the cylindrical body at the second end.