Screw and driver for dental implant applications
AssigneeYoung Innovations, Inc.
InventorInes M. Aravena
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Abstract
A dental drive system comprising a driver comprising a coronal end configured to be engaged by a mechanical or electrical mechanisms, an apical end comprising a plurality of complementary engaging features, and a body connecting the coronal end and the apical end and a screw comprising an apical end configured to couple into an abutment or an implant, and a coronal end comprising a plurality of engaging features configured to removably engage with the plurality of complementary engaging features disposed on the apical end of the driver, where the driver is configured to removably engage with the screw at a substantial angle from a vertical axis of the screw to affix the screw into the abutment or the implant.
Claims16
A dental drive system comprising:
- a driver comprising:
- a coronal end configured to be engaged by a mechanical or electrical mechanisms;
- an apical end comprising a plurality of complementary engaging features;
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- a body connecting the coronal end and the apical end;
- and
- a screw comprising:
- an apical end configured to couple into an abutment or an implant;
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- a coronal end comprising a plurality of engaging features configured to removably engage with the plurality of complementary engaging features disposed on the apical end of the driver,
- wherein the driver is configured to removably engage with the screw at a substantial angle from a vertical axis of the screw to affix the screw into the abutment or the implant.
A dental drive system comprising:
- a driver comprising:
- a coronal end configured to be engaged by a mechanical or electrical mechanisms;
- an apical end comprising a substantially rounded outer shape comprising plurality of complementary engaging features,
- wherein each of the plurality of complementary engaging features comprises a pair of curved flat bearing surfaces;
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- a body connecting the coronal end and the apical end;
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- a screw comprising:
- an apical end configured to couple into an abutment or an implant;
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- a coronal end comprising a plurality of engaging features configured to removably engage with the plurality of complementary engaging features disposed on the apical end of the driver,
- wherein each of the plurality of engaging features comprises a pair of independent angled flat bearing surfaces and a middle surface configured to interact with each of the plurality of complementary engaging features of the driver,
- wherein the driver is configured to removably engage with the screw at a substantial angle from a vertical axis of the screw to affix the screw into the abutment or the implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.