Patent · US Expired

One-piece impression coping for customized implant restorative systems

US5829981A · kind A · utility

48Cited by
27References
15Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 1997
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 5, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB33Y80/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An impression coping device for customized implant restorative systems comprises a head having an end for mating with a dental implant fixture and a guide stem attached to that head for insertion into a dental implant fixture. The mating end of the head has a plurality of axially extending, radially resilient fingers for a radial friction fit onto an implanted dental fixture.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.