Package for prepasted brackets

摘要

A package for prepasted brackets mountable on the teeth of a patient wherein the bracket is mounted in a pod and is removable from the pod with adhesive on the back of the bracket so it can be directly placed in position on the tooth of a patient. The bracket includes a body and a base and a layer of light curable or otherwise curable polymer resin on the base which is later curable by use of light energy or otherwise. The package includes a carrier for the brackets and is enclosed by a flap over the top of the pod and held in place on supports or tabs extending upwardly from the bottom of the pod to prevent the polymer resin on the base from engaging the bottom of the pod. Stabilizing structure is provided in the pod to inhibit shifting of brackets during shipment.

主权项

1. A package for a prepasted bracket comprising a carrier having a pod within which a bracket may be received,
wherein the bracket includes an upper side having an archwire slot, a bottom side having a base, opposed edges, and bonding adhesive on the base, said pod having a bottom wall and sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom wall defining an opening into which a bracket may be inserted, seating tabs in said pod extending upwardly from said bottom wall on which the bracket can be supported above said bottom wall when inserted into the pod to prevent the bonding adhesive from contacting the bottom wall, stabilizing tabs in the pod extending from the sidewalls and engagable with the bracket to prevent movement of the bracket within the pod, and a cover attached to the pod and movable between open and closed positions for enclosing the opening when in closed position, said cover including a pad extending therefrom into the pod when the cover is in closed position to engage the upper side of the bracket and urge the bracket to engage the seating tabs, whereby the bracket is inhibited from shifting in the pod during shipping.