ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,035, issued on Nov. 18.
"Orthopedic device for midfacial bone structure advancement" was invented by Omar Lalani (Edmonton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dentofacial orthopedic device comprising a brace and a bracket. The brace is configured to be anchored to a skull with cranial anchorage assemblies. The bracket comprises first and second bracket members. The first bracket member comprises a proximal end secured by an adjuster to a receiving member of a clamp mounted to the brace. The second bracket member has a tail end hingedly connected to a distal end of the first bracket member by a joint and an anterior member config...