Patents Assigned to MODERN ARCH, LLC
  • Crimp stop and method of making the same
    Patent number: 10143539
    Abstract: A crimp stop is made of a metal formed member having a U-shaped cross-section. The metal formed member has a size and shape configured to receive an orthodontic archwire into the U-shaped cross-section and configured to be crimped onto the orthodontic archwire so as to maintain position of the metal formed member after being crimped on the orthodontic archwire by friction. The metal formed member has a curved portion and a pair of legs attached to the curved portion; the legs are not parallel to each other and diverge at an angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: MODERN ARCH, LLC
    Inventor: Arthur L. Wool