Fixture and a fixture set and a method
US9226804B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C8/0025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a fixture, such as a dental fixture, for insertion into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue, comprising a threaded leading portion and a threaded trailing portion located coronally of the leading portion. By a widened threading at the trailing portion, the bone tissue is subjected to a static strain beyond the yield strain of the bone tissue. The invention also relates to a fixture set and to a method of insertion of a fixture into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue.
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