US Patent Issued to Swift Health Systems on April 8 for "Indirect orthodontic bonding systems and methods" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,571, issued on April 8, was assigned to Swift Health Systems Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Indirect orthodontic bonding systems and methods" was invented by Todd Oda (Torrance, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An indirect orthodontic bonding (IDB) tray preloaded with one or more orthodontic brackets with uncured pre-pasted adhesive. The loaded IDB tray can be produced by an IDB tray manufacturer and distributed to an orthodontist in a container that prevents the adhesive from curing. The loaded IDB tray can be removed from the container when the patient is ready for treatment. The loaded IDB tray can be placed over the dental arch of ...