A61C 8/0048
Connecting the upper structure to the implant
Official title: {Connecting the upper structure to the implant, e.g. bridging bars (A61C8/0028 takes precedence)}
A61C8/0048 (Connecting the upper structure to the implant) appears on 1,670 US grants and 2,198 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 1,670
- Published applications
- 2,198
- Assignees
- 680
- Inventors
- 2,511
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 40 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61C 8/005Connecting devices for joining an upper structure with an implant member1,310
- A61C 8/0075Implant heads specially designed for receiving an upper structure210
- A61C 8/0077With shape following the gingival surface or the bone surface109
- A61C 8/0078With platform switching, i.e. platform between implant and abutment69
Recent patents
- Dental arch positioning setup6 Oct 2026US 12,751,798 B2Exocad GmbH
- Dental / prosthetic implant29 Sep 2026US 12,746,100 B2
- Dental implant assembly with base member having obround shaped external surface8 Sep 2026US 12,727,974 B2Quadric BioMed, LLC
- Dental implant assembly with base member having eccentrically shaped external surface25 Aug 2026US 12,714,543 B2Quadric BioMed, LLC
- Dental attachment assemblies, angled implant assemblies, and methods of use11 Aug 2026US 12,702,529 B2Zest IP Holdings, LLC
- Dental implant8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306223 A1Bioclean Dental, LLC
- Intermediate abutment for prosthesis installation1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294592 A1Vp Innovato Holdings Ltd.
- Improved prosthesis fitting1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294593 A1
- Angled abutment with direct luting24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283754 A1Tech Xika Ptt, S.L.
- Apparatus and method for rapid hands-free application of gloves17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272616 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bracket for permitting tipping and limiting uprighting452US 4,877,398 ATP Orthodontics, Inc. · 1989
- Artificial tooth assembly442US 5,725,378 A1998
- self-taping screw-in bone implant for dental purposes331US 4,863,383 A1989
- Bone anchoring apparatus and method305US 5,584,695 AMemory Medical Systems, Inc. · 1996
- Submergible screw-type dental implant and method of utilization253US 4,713,004 AVent-Plant Corporation · 1987