Polyaxial dental implant system
AssigneeJbsg Management LLC
InventorsJim MCBRIDE, Gonzalo COVARRUBIAS, Souhail TOUBIA, Bradford STAPH
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Abstract
A dental implant system can include an upper implant body coupled to a lower body with a cavity between the upper and lower implant bodies. The system can further include an anchor at least partially disposed within the cavity. The system can also include an abutment that couples to the anchor and serves as a mounting area for a crown. The anchor can be rotatable and swivelable, allowing the lower implant body to be implanted at an angle in bone while permitting the crown to be positioned in a natural tooth orientation.
Claims20
A dental implant system comprising:
- a lower implant body configured to be implanted in bone;
- an upper implant body configured to couple to the lower implant body, thereby forming a cavity between the upper and lower implant bodies, the upper implant body comprising an opening to the cavity;
- and
- a rotatable, swivelable anchor comprising:
- a base disposed at least partially within the cavity, the base comprising a first substantially spherical surface;
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- a shaft coupled to the base and extending through the opening.
A method of implanting a dental implant, the method comprising the steps of:
- implanting a dental implant system in a bone, the dental implant system comprising an externally threaded lower implant body configured to be implanted in bone, an upper implant body configured to couple to the lower implant body thereby forming a cavity between the upper and lower implant bodies, the upper implant body comprising an opening to the cavity, and a rotatable, swivelable anchor comprising a base disposed at least partially within the cavity, the base comprising a first substantially spherical surface, and a shaft coupled to the base and extending through the opening;
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- coupling an abutment to the shaft of the anchor.
A method of implanting a dental implant, the method comprising the steps of:
- implanting a lower implant body through tissue into bone;
- placing an anchor in contact with the lower implant body, the anchor comprising a base that comprises a first substantially spherical surface and a shaft extending radially from the base;
- placing an upper implant body, having an opening, over the rotatable attachment such that the shaft extends through the hole;
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- coupling the upper implant body to the lower implant body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.