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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Martin A. Freilich, West Hartford, CT (US);
Jacqueline P. Duncan, Granby, CT (US);
A. Jon Goldberg, West Hartford, CT (US);
Charles J. Burstone, Farmington, CT (US);
Martin A. Freilich, West Hartford, CT (US);
Jacqueline P. Duncan, Granby, CT (US);
A. Jon Goldberg, West Hartford, CT (US);
Charles J. Burstone, Farmington, CT (US);
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
An implant system may comprise implants, abutments, cylinders and a structural framework with a veneer thereon. A prosthesis comprises the structural framework and veneer. The cylinders are provided with grooves or shelves thereon to retain a structural framework thereon. The structural framework may comprise fiber reinforced composite material which is disposed on and around the cylinders to provide the framework for a prosthesis. Abutments are provided for single or small implant systems wherein the abutments comprise mechanical retentive features such as grooves, holes, nodules or beads thereon for retaining polymeric material thereon.