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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victor Slivenko, San Diego, CA (US);
Jack C Bokros, Alpine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Carbo Mediec Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1283 / ; 433176 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for preparing a jawbone or the like for implantation of a dental implant. After exposing a selected area of the jawbone, accurately located guide holes are formed in the jawbone to receive a drill guide which facilitates forming a precise elongated slot by a burr between the guide holes, after which the slot is lengthened to include the initially formed guide holes and a properly configured dental implant may be pressed firmly into the slot.