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Dental implant incorporating an apatite

US10098985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

JUVORA LIMITED · GB

Inventors

Nuno Sereno · Southport, GB
Marcus Jarman-Smith · Lytham St Annes, GB
Reinhard Lobenhofer · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2014
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/12
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dental implant comprises a composition which comprises a polymeric material which is preferably polyetheretherketone, and an apatite, for example a hydroxy-containing apatite. A prosthodontics device may comprise a dental implant made from polyetheretherketone, an abutment, also made from PEEK, and a crown, which is also made from PEEK by machining from a PEEK disc.

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