Dental implant with positioning means
US7665990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C8/0077
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an intraosteal dental implant (1) including a bore (14) in the form a blind hole, the bore (14) being shaped and devised such as to rotationally secure an abutment (6) receivable in the dental implant (1), wherein the bore (14) is provided with a substantially cylindrical sleeve (15) extending coaxially to the dental implant (1), wherein the dental implant (1) includes an inner neck surface (18), and wherein an intersection curve (20) between the inner neck surface (18) of the dental implant (1) and the sleeve (15) does not lay in a plane perpendicular to the axis (7) of the dental implant (1) or wherein the inner neck surface (18) of the dental implant (1) has a substantially conical shape with an imaginary tip (19) offset from the axis (7) of the dental implant (1).
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