DENTAL IMPLANT INSERT ADAPTOR

• US 20160143711A1
• Filed: 07/16/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ABraCadabra Implants Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ABraCadabra Implants Ltd.
• Inventors: Honig, Iulian
• Application Number:
  US14/905,792
• Publication Number:
  US 20160143711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0001 Impression means for implants, e.g. impression coping
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0022 Self-screwing A61C8/0028 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/005 Connecting devices for joining an upper structure with an implant member, e.g. spacers
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0054 having a cylindrical implant connecting part
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/006 with polygonal positional means, e.g. hexagonal or octagonal
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0066 with positioning means A61C8/006 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0068 with an additional screw
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0072 including male and female conical parts with different angles
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0074 with external threads
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/008 Healing caps or the like

Abstract

The present invention relates to multi-piece dental implants comprising an anchor and abutment assembly and in particular, to such a dental implant system and an insert adaptor that facilitates coupling between an implant anchor and an abutment member may be coupled over a single position one-way coupling interface in a one to one manner, where the one-way coupling interface may be integrated with an anchor or coupled to an off the shelf anchor in the form of an insert.

Claims

1. A dental implant anchor insert adaptor (710) provided to convert a multi position coupling platform (38) disposed on an off the shelf dental implant anchor (32) to a single position one-way coupling platform (738), the insert adaptor configured to fit within at least the proximal portion (36p) of borehole (36) wherein the coupling platform (38) is defined, the insert adaptor (710) having a substantially tubular body defining a distal end (718), proximal end (716), an external surface (712) and an internal surface (714), said external surface (712) configured to correspond to and securely fit with a multi position coupling platform (38);

said inner surface (714) configured to define a single position one-way coupling platform (738).

2. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein said adaptor is configured to convert an internal multi position coupling platform (38) to an internal single position one way coupling platform (738).

3. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein said adaptor is configure convert an internal multi position coupling platform (38) to an external single position one way coupling platform.

4. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein said adaptor is configure convert an external multi position coupling platform (38) to an internal single position one way coupling platform.

5. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein said adaptor is configure convert an external multi position coupling platform (38) to an external single position one way coupling platform.

6. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein said insert adaptor (710) is coupled with said off the shelf dental implant anchor (32) along said external surface (712) by way of securely coupling external surface (712) with the surface of said multi position coupling platform (38) using biocompatible adhesive material between said surfaces.

7. The insert adaptor of claim 2 wherein said biocompatible adhesive material is dental cement.

8. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein said insert adaptor (710) is coupled with said off the shelf dental implant anchor (32) with a fixation screw.

9. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein the distal end (718) comprises an internal rim/flange (718r) define along the edge of the internal surface (714) adjacent to said distal end (718) said flange (718r) provided to facilitating coupling said insert with a fixation screw.

10. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein the proximal end (716) comprises a beveled surface (716b) corresponding to a beveled surface (37) disposed adjacent to the proximal portion of the multi-position coupling platform (38) of a shelf implant anchor (32).

11. The insert adaptor of claim 1 having a length (712h) corresponding to the length of the connection platform (38h) formed within the proximal portion (36p) of borehole (36) of off the shelf implant (32).

12. The insert adaptor of claim 1 having a length corresponding to the length of the entire borehole (36) of said off the shelf dental implant (32) therein defining a long insert adaptor (720) having a proximal portion (720p) corresponding to the length of the connection platform (38) of off the shelf implant (32) and a distal portion (720d) corresponding to the length of the borehole distal portion (32d) of the off the shelf implant (32)

13. The insert adaptor of claim 12 of wherein said long insert adaptor (720) is coupled within the borehole (36) by way of a biocompatible adhesive.

14. The insert adaptor of claim 12 comprising an external surface (720e) along the length of said distal portion (720d) comprising a coupling surface (724) configured to couple over borehole threading (36t) of said off the shelf dental implant (32).

15. The insert adaptor of claim 14 wherein said coupling surface (724) is provided in the form of threading configured to correspond to and be threaded with matching threading (36t) of said off the shelf implant (32).

16. The insert adaptor of claim 13 or 14 wherein the internal surface (720i) of the distal portion (720d) comprises internal threading (722) for coupling a fixation screw.

17. The insert adaptor of claim 14 wherein said coupling surface (724) is configured to facilitate bonding of said insert (720) within borehole (36) of said off the shelf implant anchor (32) by way of a biocompatible adhesive.

18. The insert adaptor of claim 1 wherein said single position one-way coupling platform (738) is characterized in that it is a continuous curved surface.

19. The insert adaptor of claim 18 wherein said continuous curved surface defines an irregular circle having up to one line of symmetry.

20. The insert adaptor of claim 19 wherein up to about 50% of said curved surface is a continuous curved surface having a constant radius.

21. The insert adaptor of claim 18 wherein said curved surface is an oval having up to one line of symmetry.

22. The insert adaptor of claim 20 wherein said curved surface is an egg shaped oval.

23. The insert adaptor of claim 18 wherein said curved surface is configured to provide an implant margin (710m) of at least 0.3 mm.

24. The insert adaptor of claim 18 wherein said curved surface is configured to further comprise at least one coupling member (702, 702a, 702b, 704, 706).

25. The insert adaptor of claim 24 wherein said coupling member is selected from one of a male coupling member forming a peg extending from said surface or a female coupling member forming a recess along said surface.

26. The insert adaptor of claim 18 wherein said curved surface is configured to further comprise at least two coupling member.

27. The insert adaptor of claim 26 wherein said two coupling members are disposed opposite one another.

28. The insert adaptor of claim 26 wherein said two coupling members are configured to have different geometric shapes.

29. The insert adaptor of claim 26 wherein said two coupling members are configured to have different sizes along at least one dimension.

30. The insert adaptor of claim 26 wherein said two coupling members are configured to have the same sizes along at least one dimension.

31. The insert adaptor of claim 26 wherein both of said two coupling members are configured to be male coupling members or female coupling members.

32. The insert adaptor of claim 26 wherein one of said two coupling members is configured to be a male coupling member or a female coupling member.

33. The insert adaptor of claim 24 wherein said coupling member is configured to have a planar cross section profile of any regular geometric shape.

34. The insert adaptor of claim 24 wherein said coupling member may be configured to have a length up to the length of said internal surface (712).

48. The insert adaptor of any of claims 1-34 wherein said single position one-way coupling platform (738) is configured to correspond to and couple with a single position one-way coupling platform disposed on a prosthodontic elements selected from the group consisting of:

impression coping, implant abutment, a personalized implant abutment, fixation screw, a CAD/CAM personalized implant abutment, a manually customizable abutment assembly, healing abutment, healing cap, cover screw.

35. A dental implant anchor (700) having a screw form configuration for placement within the maxilla or mandible having an external surface comprising threading facilitating placement within the maxilla or mandible, and a central borehole (736) for interfacing and/or coupling the implant anchor with additional prosthodontic elements, borehole (736) having a proximal portion (736p) and a distal portion (736d) that are continuous with one another, wherein the surface of the borehole proximal portion (736p) is a continuous curved surface defining a single position one-way coupling platform (738) provided for one-way coupling with said prosthodontic elements, said one way connection platform (738) characterized in that:

a. said curved surface is a continuous surface defining an irregular circle having up to one line of symmetry;

b. wherein up to about 50% of said curved surface is has a constant radius; and

c. wherein said curved surface provides an implant margin (738m) of at least 0.3 mm; and

d. wherein said curved surface is configured to further comprise at least one coupling member (702, 702a, 702b, 704, 706) extending from a portion of said curved surface.

36. The implant anchor of claim 35 wherein said coupling member is configured as a male coupling member forming a peg extending from said curved surface.

37. The implant anchor of claim 35 wherein said coupling member is configured as a female coupling member forming a recess along said curved surface.

38. The implant anchor of claim 35 wherein said curved surface is an oval.

39. The implant anchor of claim 38 wherein said curved surface is an egg shaped oval.

40. The implant anchor of claim 35 wherein said curved surface is configured to comprise at least two coupling member.

41. The implant anchor of claim 40 wherein said two coupling members are configured to have the same sizes along at least one dimension.

42. The implant anchor of claim 40 wherein both of said two coupling members are configured to be male coupling members or female coupling members.

43. The implant anchor of claim 40 wherein one of said two coupling members is configured to be a male coupling member or a female coupling member.

44. The implant anchor of claim 35 wherein said coupling member is configured to have a planar cross section profile of any regular geometric shape.

45. The implant anchor of claim 35 wherein said coupling member may be configured to have a length up to the length of said coupling platform (738h).

46. A dental implant abutment having distal end comprising a single position one-way coupling platform (738) provided to couple with and correspond to a single position one way coupling platform disposed the implant of any of claims 35-45.

47. A dental implant system including a dental implant anchor according to any of claims 35-45 and a dental implant abutment having a distal end configured to match the single position one way coupling platform of said dental implant.