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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
John J. Bellanca, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Brandt M. Davis, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Alexis C. Goolik, Denver, CO (US);
David Edward Beeby, Wotton-Under-Edge, GB;
John J. Bellanca, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
Brandt M. Davis, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Alexis C. Goolik, Denver, CO (US);
David Edward Beeby, Wotton-Under-Edge, GB;
Biomet 3i, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A scanning member includes a head portion and a body portion. The head portion has an at least partially flat top surface indicative of a first characteristic of a dental implant, an at least partially flat first side surface indicative of a second characteristic of the dental implant, and a second non-flat side surface that opposes the first side surface. The body portion has a non-rotational feature configured to non-rotationally couple the body portion to the dental implant. The body portion is physically attached to a bottom surface of the head portion to form a generally 'T' shape. The scanning member has an internal through hole for receiving a screw to threadably couple with a threaded bore within the dental implant. A set of scanning members includes scanning members having different body portions configured to couple to dental implants from different manufacturers.