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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Hadar Better, Tel Aviv, IL;
Gideon Fostick, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Ilan Uchitel, Kefar Saba, IL;
Yossi Gross, Moshav Mazor, IL;
Hadar Better, Tel Aviv, IL;
Gideon Fostick, Givat Shmuel, IL;
Ilan Uchitel, Kefar Saba, IL;
Yossi Gross, Moshav Mazor, IL;
Maxillent Ltd., Herzliya, IL (US);
Abstract
A minimally-invasive sinus lift implant and implantation methods are disclosed. An implant apparatus may included an anchor having a distal implant end and an opposite proximal end. The implant apparatus may further include a channel extending though a portion of the anchor and having an outlet opening in the distal implant end. The channel may also include an inlet opening on a side of the anchor between the distal implant end and the proximal end. Further, the inlet opening, the channel, and the outlet opening may be configured to convey fluid therethrough and the implant is configured for implantation in a bone such that when fully implanted, the side inlet opening is buried in the bone.