Abstract: An orthodontic device having an anchor plate with holes for receiving screws to attach the anchor plate to the patient's maxilla or mandible, and a jaw displacer with a spring exerting an axial biasing force to reposition the mandible for malocclusion correction. A ball-and-socket connector is used to removably attach one end of the jaw displacer to the anchor plate. A second connector removably secures the second end of the jaw displacer to the other of the patient's mandible and maxilla.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 15, 2022
Publication date:
May 18, 2023
Applicant:
Facial Gear LLC
Inventors:
Marinho Del Santo, JR., Neil Warshawsky