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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Applicant:
Steven M. Hurson, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven M. Hurson, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nobel Biocare Service AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dental implant component includes a distal end that includes a top surface and a proximal end that defines an opening. An inner surface of the component defines an internal cavity. At least one resiliently deflectable prong is disposed in the internal cavity. The prong is configured to releasingly engage a groove formed in a bore of a prosthetic abutment. The component further comprising elongated protrusions positioned within the inner surface configured to engage grooves formed in an inner bore of the abutment.