Orthodontic appliance

By adjusting the thermal deformation of the reset metal ring and the oblique fixing rod, the problem of the inability to fine-tune existing orthodontic appliances has been solved, realizing the flexibility and comfort of personalized treatment, and ensuring the stability and cleanliness of the appliances.

CN223715830UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26无锡悦见医疗科技有限公司
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423259814.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-30
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-30

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Technical Problem

Current orthodontic appliances lack individual mechanisms for fine-tuning at different angles, which limits personalized treatment.

Method used

The device employs a reset metal ring and an oblique fixing rod structure. By adjusting the downward pressure of the force-bearing rod through thermal deformation, fine-tuning of the calibration wire is achieved. Combined with the temperature responsiveness of the shape memory alloy material, the device is ensured to be stable, secure, and clean.

Benefits of technology

It enables precise fine-tuning of the calibration wire, improving the flexibility and comfort of personalized treatment, and ensuring the cleanliness and stability of the instrument.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of orthodontic instruments, and discloses an orthodontic appliance. According to the device, an adjusting body is welded to the upper surface of the supporting plate, a fixing groove is formed in the inner surface of the adjusting body, an inclined fixing rod is movably connected to the position, corresponding to the fixing groove, of the inner surface of the adjusting body, a stress rod is welded to the outer surface of the inclined fixing rod, and a pressing rod is welded to the outer surface of the stress rod; a reset metal ring is arranged on the inner surface, corresponding to the lower portion of the stress rod, of the supporting plate, the reset metal ring is heated to deform conveniently, the adjusting body completes indication of four sides, downward pressing is conducted corresponding to the adjusting holes, and downward pressing force is applied to the stress rod, so that the inclined fixing rod deforms and is continuously adjusted downwards, the inclined fixing rod is clamped in the corresponding fixing groove, and the corresponding downward pressing rod presses downwards as well. And different positions of the correction wire can be conveniently fixed at different positions of the supporting plate, so that the stress degree is adjusted, and fine adjustment of the corresponding position can be performed.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of orthodontic appliances, and specifically relates to an orthodontic appliance. BACKGROUND

[0002] An orthodontic appliance is a medical device used to correct misaligned teeth and jaws, aiming to improve the occlusal relationship and tooth arrangement, and enhance oral function and aesthetics. Common orthodontic appliances include traditional metal brackets, ceramic brackets, invisible aligners, and functional appliances. These appliances gradually move teeth to ideal positions by applying appropriate forces. Orthodontic treatment usually requires professional dentists to evaluate and develop individualized treatment plans to ensure optimal results and patient comfort.

[0003] As disclosed in the application with the publication number CN212547220U, an orthodontic appliance includes a main body and a movable component, the main body has a protruding part and an archwire slot for accommodating an archwire, the movable component cooperates with the main body and can move relative to the main body between an open position and a closed position, the movable component is provided with an accommodation cavity, the protruding part is received in the accommodation cavity, a locking piece or locking structure is placed in the accommodation cavity, the locking piece or locking structure includes a movable end, when the locking piece or locking structure bends, shrinks, or swings, the movable end is moved, and since it has a movable end, the movable component is moved more gently and is easier to operate.

[0004] However, the application does not have a different angle fine-tuning mechanism for individual, which has limitations for individualized treatment. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0005] The purpose of the application is to solve the problem of not having a different angle fine-tuning mechanism for individual, which has limitations for individualized treatment, and to provide an orthodontic appliance.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the application is as follows: an orthodontic appliance includes a support plate, an adjustment main body is welded to the upper surface of the support plate, a fixed groove is arranged on the inner surface of the adjustment main body, an inclined fixed rod is movably connected to the inner surface of the adjustment main body corresponding to the fixed groove, a force receiving rod is welded to the outer surface of the inclined fixed rod, a pressing rod is welded to the outer surface of the force receiving rod, and a reset metal ring is arranged on the inner surface of the support plate below the force receiving rod.

[0007] By adopting the technical scheme, the reset metal ring is conveniently deformed by heating, the four edges of the main body are adjusted to indicate, the corresponding adjusting hole is pressed downward, the downward pressure is applied to the stress rod, the oblique fixing rod is continuously deformed downward for adjustment, is clamped in the corresponding fixing groove, the corresponding downward rod is also pressed downward, different positions of the support plate are conveniently fixed to the different positions of the correction wire, and the stress degree is adjusted, so that the fine adjustment of the corresponding position can be performed.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment, the adjusting body is provided with an adjusting hole on the upper surface of the stress rod, and an upper sealing strip is welded on the inner surface of the adjusting hole.

[0009] By adopting the technical scheme, the adjusting hole is conveniently found to be pressed downward, the stress rod is conveniently pressed downward for adjustment by being inserted into the adjusting hole, the stress degree is adjusted, the upper sealing strip is deformed to reset after being pressed downward in the adjusting hole, the inside of the adjusting body is separated from the outside environment, and the inside of the adjusting body is ensured to be clean.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, a reset block is movably connected to the inner surface of the adjusting body, and a reset pin is welded on the side surface of the fixing groove corresponding to the reset block.

[0011] By adopting the technical scheme, the reset block is displaced to the adjusting body, so that the reset pin extrudes the oblique fixing rod outward to deform inward, the oblique fixing rod is released from the limiting of the fixing groove, and the stress rod and the oblique fixing rod are reset to the upper side by the deformation of the reset metal ring.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, a main support table is welded on the upper surface of the support plate, and a movable groove is arranged on the side surface of the main support table.

[0013] By adopting the technical scheme, the main support table conveniently supports the upper cover plate, and the movable groove provides adjustment for the displacement of the upper cover plate.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the upper cover plate is movably connected to the inner surface of the movable groove, and an extension block is movably connected to the outer surface of the upper cover plate.

[0015] By adopting the technical scheme, the upper cover plate fixes the correction wire in the upper side, ensures the stability of orthodontics, and the extension block is conveniently fixed in the fixing hole by being telescoped in the upper cover plate.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment, a stress table is welded on the upper surface of the main support table corresponding to the support plate, and a fixing hole is arranged on the outer surface of the stress table corresponding to the extension block.

[0017] By adopting the technical scheme, the extension block is conveniently fixed in the fixing hole by being telescoped in the upper cover plate, and is further fixed on the other side of the main support table, so that the fixing of the correction wire is completed.

[0018] In a preferred embodiment, the adjusting body is welded with a side sealing strip on the inner surface of the reset block, and the outer surface of the extension block is provided with an outer force receiving groove.

[0019] By adopting the above technical scheme, the side sealing strip has the same effect as the upper sealing strip, and the reset block is deformed and reset after being stressed, thereby separating the inside of the adjusting body from the external environment and ensuring the cleanliness of the inside of the adjusting body.

[0020] In a preferred embodiment, the lower surface of the support plate is provided with a fixing groove, and the reset metal ring is made of a shape memory alloy material.

[0021] By adopting the above technical scheme, the appliance is connected to the fixing groove on the tooth surface through the fixing glue, and the shape memory alloy is easily deformed by heating, so that the stress rod and the oblique fixing rod are easily pressed down. After being fixed, the reset metal ring returns to the original state through the temperature of the oral cavity, and the oblique fixing rod is stably arranged in the fixing groove.

[0022] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical scheme, the application has the following beneficial effects:

[0023] In the application, the reset metal ring is easily deformed by heating, the adjusting body completes the indication of four edges, the corresponding adjusting hole is pressed down, the stress rod is pressed down, the oblique fixing rod is continuously adjusted downward by deformation, is clamped in the corresponding fixing groove, the corresponding pressing rod is also pressed down, the support plate is fixed at different positions of the correction wire, and the stress degree is adjusted, so that the corresponding position can be finely adjusted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is an external shape schematic diagram of the device in the application;

[0025] Figure 2 It is an external shape side view of the device in the application;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a bottom external shape schematic diagram of the device in the application;

[0027] Figure 4 It is an internal schematic diagram of the adjusting body in the application;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a disassembled schematic diagram of the adjusting body structure in the application.

[0029] Marked in the figure: 1, support plate; 2, adjustment body; 3, fixed groove; 4, stress rod; 5, oblique fixed rod; 6, down rod; 7, reset metal ring; 8, adjustment hole; 9, upper sealing strip; 10, reset block; 11, reset pin; 12, side sealing strip; 13, main support table; 14, movable groove; 15, upper cover plate; 16, extension block; 17, stress table; 18, fixed hole; 19, outer stress groove; 20, fixed groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] To make the purposes, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0031] EMBODIMENT

[0032] Referring to Figures 1-4 An orthodontic appliance comprises a support plate 1, the upper surface of the support plate 1 is welded with an adjustment body 2, the inner surface of the adjustment body 2 is provided with a fixed groove 3, the inner surface of the adjustment body 2 is movably connected with an oblique fixed rod 5 corresponding to the fixed groove 3, the outer surface of the oblique fixed rod 5 is welded with a stress rod 4, the outer surface of the stress rod 4 is welded with a down rod 6, and the inner surface of the support plate 1 is provided with a reset metal ring 7 corresponding to the lower side of the stress rod 4.

[0033] The reset metal ring 7 is deformed conveniently under heat, the adjustment body 2 completes the indication of four edges, the corresponding adjustment hole 8 is pressed down, the stress rod 4 is pressed down, the oblique fixed rod 5 is continuously adjusted downward, is clamped in the corresponding fixed groove 3, and the corresponding down rod 6 is also pressed down, so that the support plate 1 can be fixed at different positions of the correction wire, thereby the stress degree is adjusted and the corresponding position can be finely adjusted.

[0034] Referring to Figures 1-4 The adjustment body 2 is provided with an adjustment hole 8 corresponding to the upper surface of the stress rod 4, and the adjustment body 2 is welded with an upper sealing strip 9 corresponding to the inner surface of the adjustment hole 8.

[0035] The adjustment hole 8 is convenient to find the down position, the stress rod 4 is pressed down and adjusted to fix the stress degree by extending into the adjustment hole 8, the upper sealing strip 9 is deformed and reset after being pressed down at the adjustment hole 8, separates the inside of the adjustment body 2 from the outside environment, and guarantees that the inside of the adjustment body 2 is clean.

[0036] Referring to Figures 1-4 The adjustment body 2 is movably connected with a reset block 10, and the reset block 10 is welded with a reset pin 11 corresponding to the side surface of the fixed groove 3.

[0037] By resetting the block 10 to the adjustment body 2 displacement, so that the reset pin 11 to the outside of the inclined fixed rod 5 to the inside of the deformation, remove the inclined fixed rod 5 in the fixed groove 3 limit, by resetting the metal ring 7 deformation of the force bar 4, the inclined fixed rod 5 reset to the top.

[0038] Referring to Figures 1-2 , the support plate 1 upper surface is welded with the main support table 13, and the main support table 13 side surface is provided with the movable groove 14.

[0039] The main support table 13 facilitates the support of the upper cover plate 15, and the movable groove 14 provides adjustment for the displacement of the upper cover plate 15.

[0040] Referring to Figures 1-2 , the movable groove 14 inner surface is movably connected with the upper cover plate 15, and the upper cover plate 15 outer surface is movably connected with the extension block 16.

[0041] The upper cover plate 15 is fixed above the correction wire to ensure the stability of the orthodontic, and the extension block 16 is convenient to fix in the fixed hole 18 by stretching and contracting at the upper cover plate 15 to complete the fixation.

[0042] Referring to Figures 1-2 , the support plate 1 upper surface corresponding to the main support table 13 is welded with the force table 17, and the force table 17 corresponding to the extension block 16 outer surface is provided with the fixed hole 18.

[0043] The extension block 16 is convenient to fix at the fixed hole 18 by stretching and contracting at the upper cover plate 15, and then is fixed on the other side of the main support table 13 to complete the fixation of the correction wire.

[0044] Referring to Figures 1-2 , the adjustment body 2 inner surface corresponding to the reset block 10 is welded with the side sealing strip 12, and the extension block 16 outer surface is provided with the outer force groove 19.

[0045] The side sealing strip 12 has the same effect as the upper sealing strip 9, which is convenient for resetting the deformation of the reset block 10 under stress, separates the inside of the adjustment body 2 from the outside environment, and ensures the cleanliness of the inside of the adjustment body 2.

[0046] Referring to Figures 1-2 , the support plate 1 lower surface is provided with the fixed recess 20, and the reset metal ring 7 is made of shape memory alloy material.

[0047] The appliance is connected to the fixed recess 20 on the surface of the tooth by the fixing glue, and the shape memory alloy is easy to deform by heating, which is convenient for the downward pressure of the force bar 4 and the inclined fixed rod 5. After installation and fixation, the reset metal ring 7 restores to the original state by the temperature of the oral cavity, and the inclined fixed rod 5 is stably fixed in the fixed groove 3.

[0048] The implementation principle of an embodiment of the orthodontic appliance of the application is as follows:

[0049] In use, the appliance is connected to the tooth surface with the fixing groove 20 through the fixing glue, the main body 2 is adjusted to complete the indication of the four sides, the upper cover plate 15 is displaced forward and backward inside the movable slot 14, the upper cover plate 15 can be folded when close to the inside, the extension block 16 is extended to correspond to the extension of the upper cover plate 15, is clamped in the fixing hole 18, and the basic function of the ordinary orthodontic appliance is completed, the external force slot 19 facilitates external force by forceps and the like, and the metal ring 7 is deformed conveniently by heating through the front end of the forceps or a tool with a sharp front end, the adjusting hole 8 is pressed downward, a downward pressure is applied to the force rod 4, the oblique fixing rod 5 is continuously adjusted downward, is clamped in the corresponding fixing slot 3, the corresponding downward pressing rod 6 is also pressed downward, the support plate 1 is convenient to support the correction wire at different positions, and the corresponding position can be fine-tuned.

[0050] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the application, rather than limit them; although the application is described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments can be modified, or some technical features can be replaced equivalently; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application.

Claims

1. An orthodontic appliance, comprising a support plate (1), characterized in that: The upper surface of the support plate (1) is welded with an adjustment body (2), the inner surface of the adjustment body (2) is provided with a fixing groove (3), the inner surface of the adjustment body (2) is movably connected with an oblique fixing rod (5) corresponding to the fixing groove (3), the outer surface of the oblique fixing rod (5) is welded with a force rod (4), the outer surface of the force rod (4) is welded with a downward pressing rod (6), and the inner surface of the support plate (1) below the force rod (4) is provided with a reset metal ring (7).

2. The orthodontic appliance as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting body (2) is provided with an adjusting hole (8) on the upper surface of the force-bearing rod (4), and an upper sealing strip (9) is welded to the inner surface of the adjusting body (2) corresponding to the adjusting hole (8).

3. An orthodontic appliance as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The inner surface of the adjustment body (2) is movably connected to a reset block (10), and the reset block (10) is welded with a reset pin (11) on the side surface of the corresponding fixing groove (3).

4. An orthodontic appliance as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the support plate (1) is welded with a main support platform (13), and the side surface of the main support platform (13) is provided with a movable groove (14).

5. An orthodontic appliance as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The inner surface of the movable groove (14) is movably connected to the upper cover plate (15), and the outer surface of the upper cover plate (15) is movably connected to the extension block (16).

6. An orthodontic appliance as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The support plate (1) has a force-bearing platform (17) welded to the upper surface of the main support platform (13), and the force-bearing platform (17) has a fixing hole (18) on the outer surface of the extension block (16).

7. An orthodontic appliance as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The adjustment body (2) has a side sealing strip (12) welded to the inner surface of the corresponding reset block (10), and the extension block (16) has an external force groove (19) on its outer surface.

8. An orthodontic appliance as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower surface of the support plate (1) is provided with a fixing groove (20), and the reset metal ring (7) is made of shape memory alloy.

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Patent Citations

  • Orthodontic appliance

    CN212547220U