||||||||| US005454717A United States Patent (19) 11) Patent Number: 5,454,717 Andreiko et al. (45) Date of Patent: * Oct. 3, 1995 54 CUSTOM ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS AND 3,660,900 5/1972 - Andrews ................................... 433/24 BRACKET FORMING METHOD...
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||||||||| US005454717A United States Patent (19) 11) Patent Number: 5,454,717 Andreiko et al. (45) Date of Patent: * Oct. 3, 1995 54 CUSTOM ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS AND 3,660,900 5/1972 - Andrews ................................... 433/24 BRACKET FORMING METHOD AND 4,014,096 3/1977 Dellinger ... ... 433/24 APPARATUS 4,597,739 7/1986 Rosenberg ...... ... 433/6 4,656,860 4/1987 Orthuber et al. ... 72,299 (75) Inventors: Craig A. Andreiko, Alta Loma; Mark 5,011,405 4/1991 Lemchen ............. ... 433/24 A. Payne, Whittier, both of Calif. 5,131,843 7/1992 Hilgers et al. ............................ 433/20 73) Assignee: Ormco Corporation, Glendora, Calif. Primary Examiner-Cary E. O'Connor Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Wood, Herron & Evans * Notice: The portion of the term of this patent subsequent to Aug. 18, 2009 has been disclaimed. (57) ABSTRACT (21) Appl. No.: 973,965 Custom orthodontic brackets are provided for supporting an orthodontic archwire at custom positions and inclinations on 22 Filed
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