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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:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas H Day, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Calcitek Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433174 ; 433173 ;
Abstract
A self-tapping dental implant that is fully coated by hydroxylapatite. The dental implant includes a proximal end having a tool engaging region, a self-tapping distal end, and a generally cylindrical middle region that connects the two ends. The distal end, the middle region, and the self-tapping features are fully covered by a hydroxylapatite coating.