Dental implant
OwnerPatrick Peltier, Guy Peltierinventors
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Abstract
A dental implant comprises an insert member received into the jaw and an implant head connected thereto. The insert member has a straight part, the end of which is flush with the surface of the jaw when the member is inserted into the jaw. The implant head is detachably connected to the insert member and a dental prosthesis is mounted thereon. The insert member and the implant head are innerconnected by a ball joint permitting angular orientation of the implant head relative to the insert member. A bendable connector element connects the implant head to the insert member by extending through cavities located therein, the connector element being bendable, in the vicinity of the center of the ball joint.
Claims13
A dental implant for implanting in the lower or upper jaw to serve as a support for a dental prosthesis, comprising:
- an insert member which is insertable into the bony tissue of the receiving jaw so as to ensure anchoring of the implant, said insert member including a straight part, the end of which is located so as to be substantially flush with the surface of the jaw when the insert member is inserted into the receiving jaw,
- an implant head which is detachably connected to said insert member, and onto which the dental prosthesis is mounted,
- facing ends of the insert member and the implant head form a mating ball and socket so as to form a ball joint which permits different angular orientations of the implant head relative to the insert member,
- means for ensuring immobilization of the implant head relative to the insert member in any of the permitted angular orientations,
- the straight part of the insert member having a cavity with a cylindrical portion extending concentrically with the longitudinal axis of said straight part, and the implant head also having a cavity with a cylindrical portion extending concentrically with the longitudinal axis of the implant member, these two cavities opening to face each other at the facing ends of the insert member and implant head,
- and including a connector element connectable at its ends to the insert member and the implant head in their respective cavities and having an intermediate portion extending between said ends, said intermediate portion being bendable, in the vicinity of the ball joint, the material of the connector portion being characterized by retaining its bent shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.