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US 5,989,025 AGranted
Drill guide
OwnerRoy Conleyinventor
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Abstract
A drill guide, for use in the preparation of a dental implant site, having a tubular body with a screw thread along at least a section thereof. The drill guide has a stent with screw threads that are complementary screw threads allow the removable attachment of the tubular body to the stent and allows the axial advancement of the tubular body toward the bone. The complementary screw threads are provided on a matrix material of the stent.
Claims9
A drill guide apparatus for use in the preparation of a dental implant site, the drill guide comprising:
- a substantially tubular body having an external screw thread extending along at least a portion of a length of said tubular body;
- a stent formed of a polymeric material, said external screw thread removably engaging said stent, said external screw thread directly contacting said polymeric material of said stent, said tubular body having a portion extending outwardly of a surface of said stent;
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- an attachment part removably attached to an upper surface of said drill guide, said tubular body having screw threads extending along at least an upper surface of said tubular body, said attachment part provided with screw threads which are complementary to said screw threads of said tubular body, said screw threads of said attachment part enabling the removable attachment of said attachment part to said tubular body, said attachment part is a radiographic marker having a length exceeding that of said tubular body.
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A drill guide apparatus for use in the preparation of a dental implant site, the drill guide comprising:
- a substantially tubular body having an external screw thread extending along at least a portion of a length of said tubular body;
- a stent formed of a polymeric material, said external screw thread removably engaging said stent, said external screw thread directly contacting said polymeric material of said stent, said tubular body having a portion extending outwardly of a surface of said stent;
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- an attachment part removably attached to an upper surface of said drill guide, said tubular body having screw threads extending along at least an upper surface of said tubular body, said attachment part provided with screw threads which are complementary to said screw threads of said tubular body, said screw threads of said attachment part enabling the removable attachment of said attachment part to said tubular body, said attachment part is a flanged nut configured to hold a non-screwed drill guide bush sleeve in said tubular body.
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A drill guide apparatus for use in the preparation of a dental implant site, the drill guide comprising:
- a substantially tubular body having an external screw thread extending along at least a portion of a length of said tubular body;
- a stent formed of a polymeric material, said external screw thread removably engaging said stent, said external screw thread directly contacting said polymeric material of said stent, said tubular body having a portion extending outwardly of a surface of said stent;
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- an attachment part removably attached to an upper surface of said drill guide, said tubular body having screw threads extending along at least an upper surface of said tubular body, said attachment part provided with screw threads which are complementary to said screw threads of said tubular body, said screw threads of said attachment part enabling the removable attachment of said attachment part to said tubular body, wherein said attachment part is a guide bush and a dilator, said dilator being insertable through said guide bush and through said tubular body.
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A drill guide apparatus for use in the preparation of a dental implant site, the drill guide comprising:
- a substantially tubular body having an external screw thread extending along at least a portion of a length of said tubular body;
- a stent formed of a polymeric material, said external screw thread removably engaging said stent, said external screw thread directly contacting said polymeric material of said stent, said tubular body having a portion extending outwardly of a surface of said stent;
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- an attachment part removably attached to an upper surface of said drill guide, said tubular body having screw threads extending along at least an upper surface of said tubular body, said attachment part provided with screw threads which are complementary to said screw threads of said tubular body, said screw threads of said attachment part enabling the removable attachment of said attachment part to said tubular body, wherein said attachment part is a guide bush and a chisel holder, said chisel holder being screwably advanceable and retractable through said guide bush, said chisel holder having a head of a chisel revolvably attached to an inner extremity of said chisel holder.
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A drill guide apparatus for use in the preparation of a dental implant site, the drill guide comprising:
- a substantially tubular body having an external screw thread extending along at least a portion of a length of said tubular body;
- a stent formed of a polymeric material, said external screw thread removably engaging said stent, said external screw thread directly contacting said polymeric material of said stent, said tubular body having a portion extending outwardly of a surface of said stent;
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- an attachment part removably attached to an upper surface of said drill guide, said tubular body having screw threads extending along at least an upper surface of said tubular body, said attachment part provided with screw threads which are complementary to said screw threads of said tubular body, said screw threads of said attachment part enabling the removable attachment of said attachment part to said tubular body, wherein said attachment part comprises a telescopic dilator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.