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US 2003/0224326 A1Published application
Mount for holding and releasing dental implant components
AssigneeZimmer Dental, Inc.
InventorsThomas Day, Jeff Bassett
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Abstract
A mount for holding and releasing dental implant components. The mount has a generally cylindrical body with a capture formed in the body. The capture includes an opening that is deformable between two positions. In a first position, a dental component is frictionally captured or engaged in the opening. In a second position, the dental component is released or disengaged as the opening deforms.
Claims20
1) A mount for holding and releasing a dental component, the mount comprising:
- a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and forming an inner cavity, the body including a capture formed in the inner cavity, the capture being adapted to engage and hold the dental component in a first state, the capture being deformable to a second state different than the first state to release and disengage from the dental component when a distortive force is applied to the body.
9) A dental mount system, comprising:
- a dental screw;
- and
- a body forming a recess that is adapted to frictionally engage and hold the dental screw while the body is in a first state, the recess being deformable to a second state different than the first state to release and disengage from the dental screw, the body being deformed from the first state to the second state when a compressive force is applied to an external surface of the body.
16) A mount attachable to a dental vial, the mount comprising:
- a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and forming a capture adapted to engage and hold a dental component while the capture is in a first state, the capture being deformable to a second state different than the first state to release and disengage from the dental component when a distortive force is applied to the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.