Dental implant positioning guide
AssigneeSulzer Calcitek Inc.
InventorsThomas H. Day, Robert L. Riley, Kermit Stott
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Abstract
A dental positioning guide has two pins connected to a hub section. The pins may be rotated to a plurality of angular positions.
Claims49
A method for locating a position to place a dental implant into a second hole adjacent a first hole in a jawbone, comprising the steps of:
- drilling said first hole into said jaw bone;
- providing a positioning guide having a first pin with a visually perceivable indicia and a second pin;
- positioning said second pin into said first hole;
- adjusting the angle of said first pin with respect to said second pin;
- using said indicia as a guide to locate said position to place said dental implant;
- and
- drilling said second hole at said position.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin;
- a second pin;
- and a pivotal connection between said first and second pins in which said pivotal connection includes:
- a hub connected to a proximal end of said first pin and a proximal end of said second pin, and a pivot pin extending through said proximal end of said second pin.
A method for determining a desired angle for a prosthetic attachment to be affixed to an implant implanted in a jaw bone, comprising the steps of:
- drilling a hole into said jaw bone;
- providing a positioning guide have two pins;
- positioning one of said pins into said hole such that said other pin extends supragingivally from said jaw bone;
- rotating said other pin to said desired angle;
- removing said pin from said hole;
- implanting said implant in said hole;
- and
- providing an angled prosthetic attachment having an angular configuration equal to said desired angle.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a hub having first and second pins extending outwardly therefrom with said first pin being rotatable about said hub in which said hub has a diameter greater than the diameter of either said first and second pins.
A method for determining spacing between two teeth in a jaw bone, comprising the steps of:
- drilling a hole into said jaw bone between said teeth;
- providing a positioning guide having a hub with a width and a pin extending outwardly from said hub;
- inserting said pin into said hole;
- and
- comparing said spacing between said two teeth with said width of said hub.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a hub;
- a first pin pivotally connected to said hub and having an elongated cylindrical configuration;
- and
- a second pin pivotally connected to said hub and having an elongated tapered configuration.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin;
- a second pin;
- a pivotal connection between said first and second pins;
- said pivotal connection includes a ridge;
- and
- said second pin includes a series of spaced depressions that engage said ridge.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin;
- a second pin;
- a pivotal connection between said first and second pins;
- said pivotal connection includes a housing forming an opening between two oppositely disposed walls;
- and
- said second pin has a proximal end that fits within said opening between said walls.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin;
- a second pin;
- a pivotal connection between said first and second pins;
- and
- said first pin includes a visually perceivable indicia located at a distal end of said first pin approximately 3 millimeters to 8 millimeters from a proximal end of said first pin.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin;
- a second pin;
- a pivotal connection between said first and second pins;
- and
- said first pin and said second pin include a visually perceivable indicia.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin having an elongated cylindrical configuration;
- a second pin having an elongated tapered configuration;
- and
- a pivotal connection between said first and second pins.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin;
- a second pin;
- a pivotal connection between said first and second pins;
- said pivotal connection includes a first engaging means;
- said first pin includes a second engaging means;
- and
- said first engaging means engages said second engaging means such that said first pin is rotatable to a plurality of different positions with respect to said second pin.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a first pin;
- a second pin;
- a pivotal connection between said first and second pins;
- and
- said pivotal connection includes a housing and a flexible pivot pin connecting said first pin to said housing.
A method for determining a desired angle for a prosthetic attachment to be affixed to an implant implanted in a jaw bone, comprising the steps of:
- drilling a hole into said jaw bone;
- providing a positioning guide having two pins and markings to indicate a relative angle between said two pins;
- positioning one of said pins into said hole such that said other pin extends supragingivally from said jaw bone;
- and
- rotating said other pin to said desired angle.
A dental positioning guide, comprising:
- a hub having first and second pins extending outwardly therefrom with said first pin being rotatable about said hub and said first pin rotates to a plurality of stable angular orientations ranging from -90.degree. to 0.degree. to 90.degree. and said positioning guide further includes indicia for indicating said angular orientations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.