CPC A61C 8/0096 (2013.01) [A61B 17/663 (2013.01); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/36 (2013.01); A61F 5/56 (2013.01); A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61B 2017/603 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus for treating a patient via mandibular advancement or retraction, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of anchoring devices configured to be positioned in bone of the patient's upper jaw or bone of the patient's lower jaw; and
one or more connecting structures removably couplable to and configured to extend between the plurality of anchoring devices to produce an anterior-posterior force component greater than a vertical force component along a vertical direction to displace the lower jaw anteriorly or posteriorly relative to the upper jaw.
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