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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:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sankin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
Abstract
An orthodontic supporting structure of the present invention comprises an implant unit which is implantable in a jaw bone and a connecting unit which includes an arm part having a fastening portion. The implant unit has a narrow part in its upper portion. The connecting unit further includes an engaging part having an opening at one end. The engaging part fits on the narrow part of the implant unit. The connecting unit can be attached to the implant unit in a simple way by sliding the engaging part along the narrow part and then crimping far ends of the engaging part.