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US 6,524,106 B1Granted
Fastener for attaching to a dental fixture and related methods
AssigneeAtlantis Components, Inc.
InventorAndrew Ziegler
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Abstract
Fasteners having two or more threaded portions seat impression copings which are used to take an impression of local dentition and related methods. The threaded portions are of a different size.
Claims16
A fastener for use with an impression coping, the fastener comprising:
- a first threaded portion along an axis and having a first major diameter;
- and
- a second threaded portion along the axis and having a second, different major diameter, wherein the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion are separated by an unthreaded portion, wherein the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion are disposed at a distal portion of the fastener remote from a proximal end of the fastener, and wherein at least one other unthreaded portion is disposed between the distal portion and the proximal end.
A method of seating an impression coping, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a fastener comprising a first threaded portion along an axis and having a first major diameter and a second threaded portion along the axis and having a second, different major diameter, wherein the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion are separated by an unthreaded portion, wherein the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion are disposed at a distal portion of the fastener remote from a proximal end of the fastener, and wherein at least one other unthreaded portion is disposed between the distal portion and the proximal end;
- inserting the fastener through an impression coping;
- and
- securing the fastener to a dental fixture.
1 more element
A dental impression kit comprising:
- an impression coping;
- and
- a fastener for inserting through the impression coping to seat the impression coping on a dental fixture, the fastener comprising a first threaded portion along an axis and having a first major diameter and a second threaded portion along the axis and having a second, different major diameter, wherein the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion are separated by an unthreaded portion, wherein the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion are disposed at a distal portion of the fastener remote from a proximal end of the fastener, and wherein at least one other unthreaded portion is disposed between the distal portion and the proximal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.