PIN CONNECTOR FOR ORTHODONTIC FORCE MODULE

摘要

A pin connector for attaching an orthodontic force module to an orthodontic appliance is configured to preferentially bend in a middle segment along an elongate pin body of the pin connector. The pin connector includes an elongate pin body and an extension rod extending laterally from an end of the pin body for interconnecting the pin body and an orthodontic force module. The elongate pin body includes first, second and third segments, with the second segment having reduced cross-sectional diameter relative to the first and third segments so that pin body preferentially bends in the second segment rather than the first and third segments when attaching the orthodontic force module to the orthodontic appliance. This provides a preselected amount of distance or play between the orthodontic force module and the orthodontic appliance.

主权项

1. A pin connector for use in attaching an orthodontic force module to an orthodontic buccal tube or other orthodontic appliance and configured to bend in a predetermined region, comprising:
an elongate pin body extending between a proximal end and a distal end and having a region of reduced cross-sectional diameter compared to a cross-sectional diameter of at least one adjacent region, the region of reduced cross-sectional diameter causing the elongate pin body to preferentially bend in the region of reduced cross-sectional diameter and not in an adjacent region when attaching the pin connector to an orthodontic buccal tube or other orthodontic appliance; and an extension rod rigidly attached to and extending laterally form the proximal end of the pin body and configured for attachment to an end of an orthodontic force module.