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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Max Zuest, San Diego, CA (US);
Paul Zuest, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zest Anchors, Inc., Escondido, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433177 ; 433173 ; 433172 ;
Abstract
A multiple part anchor assembly is designed for attaching a dental appliance to a non-vital tooth root or an implant, and has a female part for attachment to a tooth root or implant, a male part or stud having a first end for releasable snap engagement in a socket in the female part with some relative movement permitted between the parts, a cap for securing in a recess in a dental appliance having a second socket, and the male part having a swivel joint at its opposite end for engagement in the second socket to secure the root or implant to the appliance, the hinge joint allowing hinging of the stud relative to the cap.