Inventors:
Dennis J. Dupray - Golden CO, US
Jeffrey Allen Smith - Denver CO, US
Nam Trinh - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Tony Zakhem - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Daphne Upchurch - Lakewood CO, US
International Classification:
A61C 7/28
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed, at least in part, to a self ligating orthodontic bracket having a rotatable member for securing an archwire within a slot of the bracket. Embodiments of the orthodontic bracket disclosed herein include a bracket body containing the archwire slot as well as tie wings for attaching various orthodontic devices (e.g., elastomeric bands) to the bracket. The rotatable member is rotatable in a first direction (e.g., counter clockwise) relative to a body of the bracket for securing or locking the archwire within the slot, and for rotating in an opposite direction (e.g., a clockwise direction) relative to the bracket body for unsecuring or unlocking the archwire so that it is substantially unrestrained from exiting the slot.