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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1997
Howard Blonder, Downey, CA (US);
Kenneth K Krueger, Laguna Niquel, CA (US);
Gregory T Anascavage, Irvine, CA (US);
Gregory M Smith, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A dental implant package and holder is provided comprising a resiliently flexible envelope within a component box and a holder for holding a dental implant or implant component inside the resiliently flexible envelope. The resiliently flexible envelope is so configured and constructed that when it is contained in the component box it is under compressive stress. When the top of the component box is opened such stress is relieved by extension of the envelope through the open top. In one form of the invention, the component may be attached to a special holder for the component. The holder is an elongate memeber having a length and proximal and distal ends, a width and a thickness, the width being greater than about ten times the thickness, the length being from about three-fourths inch to one inch and being greater than about four times the width. The holder is constructed and configured to define a generally circular component holding aperture through the thickness thereof adjacent the proximal and a V-shaped entry communicating with the aperture and extending to the proximal end of the holder.