Dental implant device

• US 5,376,004 A
• Filed: 11/18/1993
• Issued: 12/27/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Raul Mena
• Original Assignee: Raul Mena
• Inventors: Mena, Raul
• Primary Examiner(s): O'Connor, Cary E.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
• Application Number:
  US08/154,367
• Time in Patent Office: 404 Days
• Field of Search: 433/172, 433/173, 433/174, 433/175, 433/176, 433/221, 433/225
• US Class Current: 433/173
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0048 Connecting the upper structure to the implant, e.g. bridging bars 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 8/0069 tapered or conical connection
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 8/0089 Implanting tools or instruments

Abstract

A dental implant device for mounting a prosthesis and minimizing the lodging of extraneous substances in interstitial spaces. A root form implant fixture is permanently implanted in a user'"'"'s jaw bone. The fixture includes anchorage and engagement sections. The engagement section includes a cylindrical portion adjacent to the anchorage section, a beveled portion that is adjacent to and coaxially disposed with respect to the cylindrical portion and a hexagonal portion adjacent to and coaxially disposed with respect to the beveled portion.

Claims

1. A dental implant device, comprising:

A. form implant means adapted to be implanted in a user'"'"'s jaw bone having an anchorage section and an engagement section and said anchorage section includes a shaft having means for engaging to said jaw bone, and said engagement section being integrally built on said anchorage section and further including a cylindrical portion adjacent to said anchorage section and coaxially disposed with respect thereto, a beveled portion adjacent to and coaxially disposed with respect to said cylindrical portion and a multi-face portion adjacent to and coaxially disposed with respect to said beveled position and said implant means including a centrally disposed tapered cavity having a threaded bottom portion;

B. abutment means removably mounted to said form implant means and said abutment means including a centrally disposed through opening; and

C. elongated frustoconical post means having two ends and including a threaded pin member coaxially and rigidly mounted to a narrowest end of said post means and said threaded pin member being cooperatively received by said threaded bottom portion.

2. The dental implant device set forth in claim 1 wherein said shaft of said form implant means is threaded.

3. The dental implant device set forth in claim 1 wherein said shaft of said form implant means includes a plurality of fin members mounted thereto.

4. The dental implant device set forth in claim 1 wherein said shaft of said form implant means includes a helical groove type.