TODAY’S PATENT – THE DENTAL IMPLANT
The Dental implant was invented by Dietrich Wolf, Egbert Kremer on the 20th December 2016, bearing patent number US9522052B2.
The invention relates to a dental implant comprising an implant body provided with a central receiving opening, a structural element provided with a journal engaging in the receiving opening, and a tension bolt which penetrates a borehole of the structural element and is screwed into an inner thread located in the receiving opening. First and second indexing elements are arranged in an apical region of the structural element, in order to pre-define the rotational position of the structural element in relation to the implant body.
The underlying object of the invention is to develop the dental implant having low structural complexity and structural volume.