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US 10,743,966 B2Granted
Implant unit
OwnerKwang Seob Kiminventor
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Abstract
Provided is an implant unit, and more particularly, a dental implant unit. The implant unit includes a fixture assembled to an alveolar bone; and an abutment assembled to the upper portion of the fixture, wherein the fixture includes a space defined by a groove-like structure formed in depth direction from the lower portion of the fixture facing the alveolar bone.
Claims7
An implant unit comprising:
- a fixture that is capable of being assembled to an alveolar bone, wherein the fixture comprises:
- a body that is capable of being implanted and assembled to the alveolar bone and including a bump formed along outer circumferential surface of a top portion of the body;
- a settling portion that is capable of protruding out of an upper portion of the alveolar bone and extending from the body and including a first coupling structure;
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- a stress-reducing groove defined by a space formed in a depth direction of the body between the bump of the body and the settling portion, and the stress-reducing groove dispersing or absorbing a stress transmitted via the settling portion, by allowing a horizontal elastic deformation of the settling portion or a displacement of the fixture due to the stress in a direction vertical to a central axis of the fixture;
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- an abutment that comprises a first bump pattern being assembled to the settling portion of the fixture, a second bump pattern that is capable of being assembled to an artificial tooth or a crown and a second coupling structure being assembled to the first coupling structure of the settling portion,
- wherein, in a state where the settling portion and the abutment are assembled to each other, the stress-reducing groove is present between the bump and the settling portion,
- wherein the settling portion comprises a split rivet structure having a plurality of pieces apart from one another and extending from the body,
- wherein the plurality of pieces of the split rivet structure are elastically deformed while assembling the abutment to the fixture,
- wherein areas of the bump, which are capable of being implanted to the alveolar bone, are adapted to 3-dimensionally expand a contact area between the alveolar bone and the bump,
- wherein the bump has a diameter larger than a diameter of the abutment, and protrudes outward with respect to the abutment, and an upper surface of the bump has an exposed portion that is not covered by the abutment,
- wherein the settling portion further comprises an assembling groove formed in the split rivet structure, and a lower end of the stress-reducing groove is located at a position lower than a lower end of the assembling groove.
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