Anchoring member
US5269685A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1992 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C8/0022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A screw-shaped titanium anchoring member for permanent anchorage in bone tissue, specifically permanent anchorage of artificial teeth or tooth bridges in the jaw-bone, comprises at least one cavity located at the forward tip of the screw, the edges of the at least one cavity on the outer threaded cylindrical surface forming cutting tooth with cutting edge to provide self-tapping when the anchoring member is screwed into a bored hole in the bone tissue and the total volume of the at least one cavity being adapted to contain the scraped-off bone tissue material. The anchoring member on the outer cylindrical surface of the cutting tooth, a short distance behind its cutting edge, is provided with a clearance surface defined on the outer surface of the anchoring member, which when seen in a cross-section through the cutting part of the anchoring member, is slightly bevelled a short distance behind the threaded cutting edge.
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