Straumann Holding Ag

Abb Research Ltd.

Emilia Gustafsson

Felix Greuter

Stéphane Courvoisier

Rudi Velthuis

Francisco Faoro

Miodrag Lazic

Rico Gasparini

Florian Dalla Torre

Nikolaus Zant

Insertion tool for transmitting torque from a drive tool to a dental implant, having a tool shaft including, at its apical end a dental implant engagement section including a torque applying unit to engage the dental implant such that torque can be transmitted from the insertion tool to the implant, a drive tool engagement section coronal of the dental implant engagement section including a primary torque receiving unit to engage the drive tool such that torque can be transmitted from the drive tool to the insertion tool, and a break zone arranged between the drive tool and dental implant engagement sections and designed to break upon application of a predetermined amount of torque. The shaft includes, between the dental implant engagement section and the break zone, an auxiliary torque receiving unit to engage a drive tool such that torque can be transmitted from the drive tool to the insertion tool.

Insertion tool

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Zurich, Switzerland

Emilia Gustafsson