Lingual orthodontic arch appliance

- Ormco Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the lingual orthodontic arch appliance design of this invention, depicting the bottom, right side, and front thereof;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof, with the right side view being a mirror image;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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D317861 July 2, 1991 Leehner
D342318 December 14, 1993 Moffat
3137941 June 1964 Andrews
3337958 August 1967 Stifter
3429044 February 1969 Rubin
4245984 January 20, 1981 Hamill, Jr.
4406620 September 27, 1983 Kaprelian et al.
Other references
  • TP Laboratories, Inc. Catalog 907, arch wires, pp. 39, 47, 48, 1984. Rocky Mountain/Orthodontics, Aug. 1984 AJO, Managing 1st Phase Treatment Problems. Rocky Mountain/Orthodontics, Apr. 1985, High County News.
Patent History
Patent number: D354569
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 14, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 17, 1995
Assignee: Ormco Corporation (Glendora, CA)
Inventor: James J. Hilgers (Escondido, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wallace R. Burke
Assistant Examiner: M. H. Tung
Law Firm: Wood, Herron & Evans
Application Number: 0/10,694
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Orthodontic Appliance (D24/180)