Dentistry – Orthodontics – Tool
Patent
1996-10-23
1999-03-23
Lewis, Ralph A.
Dentistry
Orthodontics
Tool
600139, A61C 700
Patent
active
058850724
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides an automatic ligation tool which comfortably and quickly fastens ligature wires to brackets. There is provided an automatic ligation tool for orthodontists for fastening ligature wires to a bracket, that includes a tube with a first end portion having a side provided with first and second openings, a second end portion having an outer surface and an external screw thread on the outer surface, and an inner surface provided with a protuberance; a body including an inner surface provided with an internal screw thread associated with the external thread of the tube, guide grooves formed along the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the body and a circumscribed groove formed between the internal screw thread and the guide grooves on the inner surface of the body; a rotation shaft inserted into the tube and the body, the shaft having first and second end parts, the first end part formed as a hook which extends out of the first opening, the first end part having an end extending into the second opening, the shaft having guide pins fitting in and sliding along the guide grooves; an elastic device positioned between the protuberance and the guide pins for providing a return force for the shaft; and a driving mechanism connected with the second and part of the shaft for rotating the shaft to fasten the ligature wire gripped by the hook to the bracket.
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