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Convertible buccal tube assembly
Assignee: TP Orthodontics Inc
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Filing: 1987-04-27
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2007-04-27
Abstract
Abstract A convertible buccal tube assembly for selectively receiving archwire in non-torquing or torquing modes, which includes a buccal tube portion having a round archwire opening therethrough capable of receiving round or non-round archwire and a torquing flap with a rectangular or other non-round opening selectively positionable between non-working and working positions and movable into the working position with the rectangular opening aligning with the round opening of the buccal tube portion to convert the assembly for receiving a rectangular archwire in a torquing mode.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter C. Kesling
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:29
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C7/00; A61C7/12; A61C7/28; A61C7/282
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
65 words
A buccal tube assembly including a base, a tube having a round opening, and at least one torquing flap having a non-round opening and attached to said tube, said flap being mounted to normally extend substantially parallel to said tube and being bendable to align the non-round opening with the round opening thereby converting the assembly to receive a torquing force from a non-round archwire.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
65 words
A buccal tube assembly including a base, a tube having a round opening, and at least one torquing flap having a non-round opening and attached to said tube, said flap being mounted to normally extend substantially parallel to said tube and being bendable to align the non-round opening with the round opening thereby converting the assembly to receive a torquing force from a non-round archwire.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said flap is mounted on the occlusal side of the tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said flap is mounted on the gingival side of the tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said flap is mounted on the buccal side of the tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said flap is mounted on the lingual side of the tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said flap is scored to facilitate bending into an operating position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said non-round opening is rectangular in shape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said flap is attached to the tube by welding.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
The assembly of claim 1, wherein said flap is scored to facilitate bending of same into a position so that said opening in the flap aligns with said opening in said tube, and said flap opening being rectangular in shape to coact with rectangular in cross section archwire.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
A buccal tube assembly including a base, a tube mounted on the base and having a round opening, and at least one torquing flap having a non-round opening and attached to said tube or base, said flap being mounted to normally extend substantially parallel to said tube and being bendable to align the non-round opening with the round opening thereby converting the assembly to receive a torquing force from a non-round archwire.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
72 words
A buccal tube assembly including a base, a tube mounted on the base and having a round opening, and at least one torquing flap having a non-round opening and attached to said tube or base, said flap being mounted to normally extend substantially parallel to said tube and being bendable to align the non-round opening with the round opening thereby converting the assembly to receive a torquing force from a non-round archwire.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
13 words
The assembly of claim 10, wherein said flap is mounted on the base.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
79 words
In combination with an archwire, a buccal tube asembly including a tube having a round opening capable of receiving round or non-round archwire, and a torquing flap having a non-round opening and attached to said tube, said flap normally positioned to permit the tube to receive either round or non-round archwire in a non-torquing relation and being bendable to align said non-round opening with said round opening and convert the tube for receiving non-round archwire in a torquing relation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
79 words
In combination with an archwire, a buccal tube asembly including a tube having a round opening capable of receiving round or non-round archwire, and a torquing flap having a non-round opening and attached to said tube, said flap normally positioned to permit the tube to receive either round or non-round archwire in a non-torquing relation and being bendable to align said non-round opening with said round opening and convert the tube for receiving non-round archwire in a torquing relation.
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