US 12,263,057 B2
Orthodontic assembly
John H. Khouri, Gainesville, VA (US)
Assigned to John H. Khouri, Gainesville, VA (US)
Filed by John H. Khouri, Gainesville, VA (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/689,685.
Application 17/689,685 is a division of application No. 15/948,347, filed on Apr. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,298,210.
Application 15/948,347 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2016/055773, filed on Oct. 6, 2016.
Application 15/948,347 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/879,555, filed on Oct. 9, 2015, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/548,246, filed on Aug. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401186 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/10 (2006.01); A61C 7/30 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 7/28 (2006.01); A61C 7/36 (2006.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/08 (2013.01) [A61C 7/10 (2013.01); A61C 7/30 (2013.01); A61C 7/008 (2013.01); A61C 7/14 (2013.01); A61C 7/282 (2013.01); A61C 7/36 (2013.01); A61C 8/0096 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
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1. A removable orthodontic assembly to be used in a user's mouth, comprising:
a frame member configured to be removably positioned proximate to at least a lingual portion of the user's teeth;
a labial bow member configured to be removably positioned proximate to at least a labial portion of the user's teeth;
a first connector member configured to be removably positioned proximate to at least one of the user's teeth and connect a first side of the frame member to a first side of the labial bow member, the first connector member comprises a first portion configured to be positioned proximate to the lingual portion of the user's teeth and a second portion configured to be positioned proximate the labial portion of the user's teeth, wherein the first portion of the first connector member comprises a first orthodontic locking-clip configured to fasten to the first side of the frame member, and the second portion of the first connector member comprises a second orthodontic locking-clip configured to fasten to the first side of the labial bow member.