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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Matthew Lomicka, Vista, CA (US);
Srilakshmi Vishnubhotla, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Lomicka, Vista, CA (US);
Srilakshmi Vishnubhotla, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffrey A. Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Dental, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expendable bone implant has a first member with a coronal end portion configured for supporting a prosthesis. A second member is at least partially porous, engages the first member, and is configured to expand outwardly upon a longitudinal force being applied to at least one of the first and second members. This anchors the implant in bone before mastication forces are applied to the implant.