Patents Assigned to Promedia A. Ahnfeldt GmbH
  • Patent number: 8257078
    Abstract: An orthodontic corrective appliance for correcting malpositioned molars, wherein one end of the appliance is mounted on a supporting device, and the other end is applied to the given molar with spring loading includes a pusher element which is guided axially in a sleeve and is acted upon by a compression spring, and the free end of the pusher element extends from the sleeve and is provided with a connecting piece which is applied to the supporting device. Several small tubes on the outer surface of the sleeve have inner bores that guide and support a spacer bar that extends parallel to the sleeve. The end of the spacer bar that points towards the connecting piece is supported on one of the tubes, and the end of the spacer bar that faces away from the connecting piece is supported on a transpalatal arch, a Goshgarian lock or similar element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignees: Promedia A. Ahnfeldt GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Winsauer, Hartwig Ahnfeldt
  • Patent number: 8257077
    Abstract: An orthodontic corrective appliance for correcting malpositioned molars, wherein one end of the appliance is mounted on a supporting device, and the other end is applied to the given molar with spring loading includes a pusher element which is guided axially in a sleeve and is acted upon by a compression spring, and the free end of the pusher element extends from the sleeve and is provided with a connecting piece which is applied to the supporting device. Several small tubes on the outer surface of the sleeve have inner bores that guide and support a spacer bar that extends parallel to the sleeve. The end of the spacer bar that points towards the connecting piece is supported on one of the tubes, and the end of the spacer bar that faces away from the connecting piece is supported on a transpalatal arch, a Gashgarion lock or similar element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignees: Heinz Winsauer, Promedia A. Ahnfeldt GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz Winsauer, Hartwig Ahnfeldt
  • Publication number: 20120003600
    Abstract: An orthodontic corrective appliance for correcting malpositioned molars, wherein one end of the appliance is mounted on a supporting device, and the other end is applied to the given molar with spring loading includes a pusher element which is guided axially in a sleeve and is acted upon by a compression spring, and the free end of the pusher element extends from the sleeve and is provided with a connecting piece which is applied to the supporting device. Several small tubes on the outer surface of the sleeve have inner bores that guide and support a spacer bar that extends parallel to the sleeve. The end of the spacer bar that points towards the connecting piece is supported on one of the tubes, and the end of the spacer bar that faces away from the connecting piece is supported on a transpalatal arch, a Gashgarion lock or similar element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicants: PROMEDIA A. AHNFELDT GMBH
    Inventors: Heinz WINSAUER, Hartwig AHNFELDT