US Patent Issued to CROSSTEK ORTHODONTICS on July 28 for "Combined self-ligating bracket-aligner orthodontic appliance, method of manufacturing, and treatment using the appliance" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,950, issued on July 28, was assigned to CROSSTEK ORTHODONTICS (Rockford, Ill.).

"Combined self-ligating bracket-aligner orthodontic appliance, method of manufacturing, and treatment using the appliance" was invented by Majid Heidarpour (Boston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention discloses a combined self-ligating bracket-aligner orthodontic appliance, and a method of manufacturing and treatment using orthodontic appliance. The appliance comprises at least one self-ligating bracket configured to attach to a tooth and at least one aligner placed above the self-ligating bracket. The bracket comprises a body portion havi...