US 12,220,294 B2
Indirect bonding trays, non-sliding orthodontic appliances, and registration systems for use thereof
Hongsheng Tong, Yorba Linda, CA (US); Philong John Pham, Huntington Beach, CA (US); Allen Huynh, Irvine, CA (US); Robert Lee, Torrance, CA (US); and Vijay Dhaka, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Swift Health Systems Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Swift Health Systems Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/337,348.
Application 18/337,348 is a continuation of application No. 17/303,799, filed on Jun. 8, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/303,799 is a continuation of application No. 15/957,760, filed on Apr. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,058,517, issued on Jul. 13, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/488,656, filed on Apr. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0058101 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/02 (2006.01); A61C 7/22 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01); A61C 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/146 (2013.01) [A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/02 (2013.01); A61C 7/22 (2013.01); A61C 7/28 (2013.01); A61C 9/004 (2013.01); A61C 2201/002 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. An indirect bonding (IDB) tray for transferring an orthodontic bracket, the IDB tray comprising:
delineations demarcating where to section the IDB tray into separate pieces, the delineations positioned to avoid sectioning the IDB tray through a portion corresponding to a tooth;
at least one slot configured to hold an orthodontic bracket;
one or more handles projecting from an occlusal side of the IDB tray, wherein each of the one or more handles is buccally offset from a lingual-most surface of the IDB tray disposed directly lingual of an occlusal-most surface of the handle; and
indicia indicating treatment information, the treatment information configured to register a section of the IDB tray to a specific tooth and register the IDB tray to an upper or lower dental arch.