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US 2003/0190586 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for isolating a work object
AssigneeInstitut Straumann AG
InventorsTheodore S. Falk, Thomas E. Bramanti
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AssigneeInstitut Straumann AG
InventorsTheodore S. Falk, Thomas E. Bramanti
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A method for isolating a work object to achieve a predetermined operational objective, the method including the steps of encapsulating at least a portion of the work object in a housing in a work position so as to establish a zone of isolation relative to the portion of the work object; releasibly interconnecting the housing and the portion of the work object so as selectively to maintain said zone of isolation for a period of time sufficient to achieve the predetermined operational objective; and occluding an area proximate to the housing to resist incursion into the area during the period of time. An apparatus for isolating a work object, the apparatus including a housing having an interior dimensioned to permit the housing to be disposed in a work position with the work object received in the interior of the housing; and means for retaining the housing in the work position.
A method for isolating a work object to achieve a predetermined operational objective, the method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for isolating a work object, the apparatus comprising a housing having an interior dimensioned to permit the housing to be disposed in a work position with said work object received in said interior of the housing;
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Means to be fixed to the jaw-bone for consolidating natural teeth or for fixing dental prostheses thereon; Dental implants; Implanting tools:…
Dental prostheses; Making same: in-situ dentures; Trial or temporary dentures
Dentistry
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1. Field of the Invention
FIG. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of the lower jaw, or mandible, of a patient representing a typical operative environment within which the method and apparatus of the present invention can be employed.
FIG. 2 is a somewhat enlarged fragmentary vertical section of a work position depicted in FIG. 1 with the apparatus of the present invention installed in accordance with the method of the present invention and shown in larger than actual size.
FIG. 3 is a somewhat reduced fragmentary vertical section showing the work position of FIG. 2 and depicting a subsequent step in the practice of the method of the present invention, producing a dental impression using an impression tray.
Referring more particularly to the drawings, the apparatus of the present invention is generally indicated by the numeral 10 in FIG. 2.
The method and apparatus of the present invention are adapted for usage in a wide variety of environments and are particularly well suited to usage in surgical and other medical procedures such as where osseointegration is employed to reconstruct bone structure, tissue and the like in living organisms and, most particularly, human beings. In such surgical environments of usage, typically the restoration is accomplished through the use of pins, screws or other fastening devices which are implanted in predetermined locations and allowed to knit in those positions by the integration of the living bone matter and tissue with the implant. Such osseointegration requires typically several months to be achieved and must be accomplished for any subsequent surgical procedures can be performed.
In the illustrative environment hereof the method and apparatus of the present invention are employed with dental implant procedures such as, for example, of the type developed by Institut Straumann A. G. of Switzerland, Implant Innovations, Inc. and of other types such as shown and described in the prior art patents made of record in this case.