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  • Patent number: 5186623
    Abstract: An orthodontic finishing positioner for maloccluded teeth to which are secured coupling members having portions protruding from the sides of the teeth includes a body constructed of an elastomer base material adapted to be operatively positioned about the teeth and coupling members of at least one dental arch of a patient. The positioner body is arcuate in shape and defines a recess for receiving teeth of at least one dental arch wherein the recess includes walls defining teeth-engaging surfaces shaped generally complementary to the surfaces of the teeth of the one dental arch when the teeth therein are positioned in a predetermined or idential orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Peter R. Breads, Gerard P. Abbatte, Stephen P. Warunek