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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Per-Ingvar Branemark, Andergatan, SE;
Assignee:
The Institute for Applied Biotechnology, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4331681 ; 433173 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for securing a plurality of teeth to at least two attachment elements (2) implanted in the alveolar bone (1), said device comprising an essentially rigid splint (3), preferably of titanium or titanium alloy, and assembly means (5) for removably fastening a row of teeth (6) to said splint (3), the splint being arranged at least between said attachment elements (2) to absorb and distribute the load arising upon use.