Implant carrier with gripping fingers
US6315562A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C8/0087
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A carrier, for a dental implant kit, for reliably and releasably holding the dental implant. The carrier incorporates a plurality of flexible fingers for engaging a screw of the dental implant kit in which the screw is threadably engaged with the implant. The fingers latch on to the screw by providing a mechanical lock in a groove of the screw. The fingers can further grip the screw by applying a generally radial compressive force on the screw. Advantageously, the resiliency and structure of the carrier fingers not only provides a reliable long-term grip on the screw, and hence the implant, but also permit the screw, and hence the implant, to be conveniently attached and detached from the carrier.
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