ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,149, issued on April 7.
"Orthodontic tube system" was invented by Clayton M. Fulks (Hendersonville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an orthodontic system for use with a patient having an arch that includes a plurality of teeth. The orthodontic system includes an anchoring bracket; a first affixing mechanism, a tube and an archwire. The first affixing mechanism is configured to affix the anchoring bracket to a selected first one of the teeth. The tube is affixed to the anchoring bracket and is configured to extend along a portion of the arch. The archwire is secured to the anchoring bracket and extends from the tube. In a meth...