The Morelli Double-Ended Ligature Director is an orthodontic instrument used for bending and accommodating metal and elastic ligatures in the channels of brackets and other orthodontic appliances. It carries a straight tip on one end and a curved tip on the other, and it is autoclavable at 121 °C (250 °F).
Key Features
Double-ended design — a straight tip on one end and a curved tip on the other.
Two tip geometries — provided for better adjustment and application, according to the manufacturer.
Ligature handling — bends and accommodates metal and elastic ligatures in bracket channels.
Stainless steel construction — solid metal body suited to repeated sterilization cycles.
Autoclavable — steam sterilization at 121 °C (250 °F).
Broad appliance use — applied to brackets and other orthodontic appliances.
Technical Specifications
Material: Stainless steel
Size: .022″ (0.55 mm)
Design: Double-ended, straight tip and curved tip
Sterilization: Autoclavable at 121 °C (250 °F)
Purpose: Bending and accommodating metal and elastic ligatures in the channels of brackets and other orthodontic appliances
Certifications: FDA Approved, CE Approved, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016
Country of Manufacture: Brazil
Package Includes: 1 double-ended ligature director
Clinical Applications
Ligature seating accommodating metal and elastic ligatures into bracket channels.
Wire ligature bending shaping metal ligature ends during placement.
Appliance adjustment working ligatures on brackets and other orthodontic appliances.
Need both tip geometries without switching instruments?
The Double-Ended Ligature Director combines a straight and a curved working end in one stainless steel instrument, autoclavable at 121 °C (250 °F).