Device for handling dental implants
AssigneeDegussa AG
InventorsWerner Groll, Egbert Kremer
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Abstract
A device for handling dental implants (1) with a locking screw (4). The device includes an adapter (6), which is secured to the implant (1) by a central screw (8). A ratchet insert (23) can be snap-connected to the adapter (6) in a positive-locking manner. A screwdriver (31) rotatably arranged in the ratchet insert (23), can release a screw (8) connecting the adapter (6) to the implant (1). The implant (1) connected to the adapter (6) is held by a two-part holding hub (11) in a receptacle. The implant (1) is handled by the ratchet insert (23) and is screwed into the prepared bore in the jaw.
Claims3
A system for handling dental implants, said implants including a locking screw having a threaded bore, said system comprising:
- an adaptor secured to an implant through a threaded bore in a positive-locking manner;
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- a receptacle including a container and a closure for retaining said implant in a sterile condition and where the closure is for receiving and holding said adaptor so that said adaptor extends partially outside said receptacle;
- wherein said closure is a detachable support hub formed by two half shells with a recess for engaging said adaptor, being engagable by a tool so that said adaptor and said implant can be withdrawn from the receptacle with no contact to the implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.