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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Zest Ip Holdings, Llc, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Tom Stratton, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Steven Pelote, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Maxwell Mckinnon, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Eller Torres, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Michael Schulzki, Carlsbad, CA (US);
ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A dental assembly is provided, which includes an endosseous dental implant, a retention member, and a cap configured for securing in a dental appliance and engaging the retention member. The endosseous dental implant may have an external projection extending from the top of the first end portion for releasable engagement with an abutment member, wherein the abutment member has an external lower bevel portion. The retention member may have a first end and a continuous, unbroken skirt extending from the first end defining an inner surface for engagement over the outer locating surface of the abutment member, the retention member being constructed from a rigid material such that it provides a retentive force of abouttopounds. The rigid material may include PEEK.