Dental implant package including a plug
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1. A dental implant package for holding a dental implant comprising:
- a container having a first contact surface;
a cap for defining a second contact surface, said cap and said container defining a main cavity configured for holding the dental implant, said first and second contact surfaces configured for contacting and holding the implant therebetween, said cap having a cap cavity configured for holding a healing component spaced from the dental implant; and
a plug for being inserted at least partially into the cap cavity instead of the healing component and forming the second contact surface.
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Abstract
A dental implant package for holding a dental implant has a container having a first contact surface, and a cap having a second contact surface. The cap and the container define a cavity configured for holding the dental implant. The first and second contact surfaces are configured for holding the dental implant therebetween. The cap comprises a plug defining the second contact surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A dental implant package for holding a dental implant comprising:
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a container having a first contact surface; a cap for defining a second contact surface, said cap and said container defining a main cavity configured for holding the dental implant, said first and second contact surfaces configured for contacting and holding the implant therebetween, said cap having a cap cavity configured for holding a healing component spaced from the dental implant; and a plug for being inserted at least partially into the cap cavity instead of the healing component and forming the second contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In combination:
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a dental implant having a first end and a second end; and a dental implant package assembly, comprising; a container having a first contact surface, a cap, said cap and said container defining a first cavity containing said dental implant, said implant held between said first contact surface and a second contact surface, said first end of said dental implant abutting said first contact surface, said second end abutting said second contact surface, said cap defining a second cavity configured for holding a healing component, and a plug having a first portion for being at least partially inserted into the second cavity instead of the healing component and a widened portion forming the second contact surface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A dental implant package for holding a dental implant comprising:
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a container having a first contact surface; a cap having a resilient portion and defining a cap cavity for holding a healing component, said cap and said container defining a main cavity configured for holding the dental implant; and a separate plug at least partially insertable into the cap cavity and forming a second contact surface, said first and second contact surfaces configured for engaging the dental implant therebetween and wherein the resilient portion is configured for securing the plug to the cap. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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