Patents Assigned to Ordontics, Inc.
  • Instrument for attaching and removing orthodontic elastic bands
    Patent number: 4975051
    Abstract: An orthodontic instrument is described having a generally elongated handle of large diameter and non-circular cross-section, having a serrated surface, having generally thin end of circular cross-section, having a rounded fluke at the thin end, and having an oppositely disposed fluke which faces toward the large diameter end of the handle. The rounded fluke defines a relatively short and wide aperture, while the opposite fluke defines a relatively long and narrow aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Ordontics, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Kargas, Steve E. A. Kargas