US Patent Issued on July 22 for "Three-dimensional orthodontic retainer and method for making a three-dimensional orthodontic retainer" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,575, issued on July 22.

"Three-dimensional orthodontic retainer and method for making a three-dimensional orthodontic retainer" was invented by Juerg Hostettler (Huttwil, Switzerland) and Jonas Hostettler (Huttwil, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A three-dimensional orthodontic retainer and an improved method for producing a three-dimensional orthodontic retainer so that the advantages of the known retainers and methods for their production are maintained, where the starting material of the three-dimensional orthodontic retainer is worked directly into the desired final form without deformation or other alterations in the ...