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May 5, 2008 Monday 12:54 PM EST

Armenian Inventor Develops Upper Jaw Correction Device

Alexandria, Va.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 — Pavel D. Mailyan of Yerevan, Armenia, has
developed a jaw corrector.

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention
relates to the medicine, in particularly, in orthodontics, and can be
used during the correction of the form of upper jaw, namely, dental,
alveolar and basal arches. The task of the group of inventions is to
ensure increased functionalities of the devices for correction of the
form of upper jaw, namely, dental alveolar and basal arches."

An abstract of the invention, released by the Patent Office, said:
"The group of inventions has fastening elements, which are fastened on
teeth of dentition’s lateral segments and executed in the form of
metal wireframes clasping teeth of dentition’s lateral segments, and
connected with two plates located on both sides of median palatine
suture and connected with each other by the metal wire palatal power
element or elements. In a first variant of the group of inventions,
the plates are connected with the fastening elements through
springs. The second and third variants of the group of inventions
additionally have fastening elements, which are mounted on teeth of
dentition’s frontal segment and executed in the form of metal
wireframe too. In the second variant of the group of inventions the
plates are connected with fastening elements of lateral segments
through springs, and a fastening element of frontal segment is
connected with a metal wire palatal power element by springs. In a
third variant of the group of inventions fastening elements are
connected with each other and plates by a palatal arch through
springs."

The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,357,633 on April 15.

The patent has been assigned to Mayadontics LLC, San Rafael, Calif.

The original application was filed on Jan. 7, 2006, and is available
at:
arser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p =1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&a mp;f=G&l=50&s1=7,357,633.PN.&OS=PN/7,3 57,633&RS=PN/7,357,633.

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