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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas Day, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jeff Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Day, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jeff Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Dental Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01); A44B 11/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mount for holding and releasing dental implant components. The mount has a generally cylindrical body with a capture formed in the body. The capture includes an opening that is deformable between two positions. In a first position, a dental component is frictionally captured or engaged in the opening. In a second position, the dental component is released or disengaged as the opening deforms.