Re-sterilization by recoating the infected implant using a sleeve
US10470850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C19/06
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a sleeve (1) for providing a dental implant (2) with a disinfectable surface (100b), wherein the sleeve (1) is configured to be attached to an end or coronal region (20) of a dental implant (2), wherein the sleeve (1) comprises a through hole (101) encompassed by the sleeve (2) which through hole (101) is adapted to receive said end region (20) of the dental implant (2), wherein said through hole (101) is delimited by an inside (100a) of the sleeve which faces said through hole (101), and wherein the sleeve (1) comprises an outside (100b) facing away from said inside (100a), which outside (100b) forms said disinfectable or sterilizable surface (100b). Further, the invention relates to an arrangement of the sleeve on a dental implant as well as to a method for arranging the sleeve on a dental implant.
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