Patent ID: 8905754

Claim:
An orthodontic brace for use in conjunction with an orthodontic bracket and an orthodontic temporary anchorage device, said orthodontic brace comprising: a rigid shaft portion having a shaft first end, a shaft second end, a shaft length extending from said shaft first end to said shaft second end, and at least one interior wire pathway extending from a first opening proximal said shaft first end to a second opening proximal said shaft second end; wherein said shaft length is fixedly adjustable to a desired length of a plurality of lengths; a continuous malleable wire extending through said at least one interior wire pathway, said malleable wire having a first wire portion extending beyond said first opening and a second wire portion extending beyond said second opening, wherein said malleable wire is freely movable relative to said rigid shaft portion, and wherein said first wire portion is a closed loop portion and said second wire portion includes a first wire end and a second wire end; a temporary anchorage device engagement structure proximal said shaft first end, said temporary anchorage device engagement structure having at least one temporary anchorage device notch and being sized and configured to engage said temporary anchorage device; and an orthodontic bracket engagement structure proximal said shaft second end, said orthodontic bracket engagement structure having at least one orthodontic bracket notch and being sized and configured to engage said orthodontic bracket.