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  Dental implant system and additional methods of attachmentRelated Patent Categories: Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Holding Or Positioning Denture In Mouth, By Fastening To Jawbone, By ScrewDental implant system and additional methods of attachment description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060078847, Dental implant system and additional methods of attachment. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of applicant's co-pending patent application U.S. Ser. No. 10/195,007, filed on Jul. 12, 2002, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/967,556, filed on Sep. 28, 2001, which claimed priority from U.S. Ser. No. 60/237,222, filed on Oct. 2, 2000 and from U.S. Ser. No. 60/236,518, filed on Sep. 29, 2000. The content of each of the aforementioned patent applications is hereby incorporated by reference into this specification. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] A dental implant device comprised of an irregularly-shaped abutment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Dental implants have been known and used since at least the 1930's; see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,312,254 of Joel L. Rosenlicht. See also U.S. Pat. No. 5,145,371 of Lars Jorneus which discusses the osseointegration method of integrating a dental implant into a patient's jaw. The disclosure of each of these patents is hereby incorporated by reference into this specification. [0004] A wide variety of dental implant styles and systems are currently available. For example, dental implants having cutting means are also known in the art, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,338,197, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this specification. Another type of dental implant assembly is one that uses a hexagonal abutment implant system. This assembly is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,564,924, of which the disclosure is also herein incorporated by reference. [0005] Applicant has described several dental implant devices in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,338,197; 5,564,924; 5,733,124; and 6,068,479; the entire disclosure of each of these United States patents is hereby incorporated by reference into this specification. Furthermore, reference also may be had to applicant's International Patent Numbers WO0226157A1 and WO9625895A1, the entire disclosure of each of these applications is also hereby incorporated by reference into this specification. [0006] It is an object of this invention to provide an improved dental implant device. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0007] In accordance with this invention, there is provided a universal dental implant system containing a head portion and a base portion. The base portion includes fastening elements to secure the implant within a jawbone of a patient. The head portion is comprised of a multiplicity of linear walls, at least one of which is disposed angularly in a manner different than the other such walls. The head portion is to receive and support false teeth. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0008] The invention will be described by reference to the following drawings, in which like numerals refer to like elements, and in which: [0009] FIG. 1A is a schematic view of one apparatus of the invention; [0010] FIG. 1B is a top view of the apparatus of FIG. 1A; [0011] FIG. 1C, FIG. 1D, FIG. 1E, FIG. 1F, and FIG. 1G are side views of another embodiment of the present invention; [0012] FIG. 1H is a bottom view of another embodiment of the present invention; [0013] FIGS. 1I to 1N are illustrations of hole configurations for use with the apparatus depicted in FIG. 1H; [0014] FIGS. 1O and 1P are side views of one embodiment of the invention that utilizes holes disposed within longitudinal channels; [0015] FIG. 1Q is a depiction of various ledge configurations; [0016] FIG. 1R is a profile view of one device of the present invention; [0017] FIG. 2 is a partial side view of one one-piece universal implant abutment device; [0018] FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the device of FIG. 1A; [0019] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a healing ball of a dental implant system; Continue reading about Dental implant system and additional methods of attachment... Full patent description for Dental implant system and additional methods of attachment Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Dental implant system and additional methods of attachment patent application. ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. Start now! - Receive info on patent apps like Dental implant system and additional methods of attachment or other areas of interest. ### Previous Patent Application: Toothferri finder Next Patent Application: Dental splint Industry Class: Dentistry ### FreshPatents.com Support Thank you for viewing the Dental implant system and additional methods of attachment patent info. IP-related news and info Results in 0.1159 seconds Other interesting Feshpatents.com categories: Software: Finance , AI , Databases , Development , Document , Navigation , Error |
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