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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2012
Michael Scott Collins, San Marcos, CA (US);
Jeffrey Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Steven Pelote, Vista, CA (US);
Joseph A. Salvi, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Shahram Zamani, San Diego, CA (US);
Mojtaba Esfahani, Del Mar, CA (US);
Michael Scott Collins, San Marcos, CA (US);
Jeffrey Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Steven Pelote, Vista, CA (US);
Joseph A. Salvi, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Shahram Zamani, San Diego, CA (US);
Mojtaba Esfahani, Del Mar, CA (US);
Zimmer Dental, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
A dental implant can include a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and having an apical end, a coronal end, and an exterior surface. A portion of the exterior surface can include a porous material. The dental implant can include at least one thread, including a non-porous material, having an interior surface and a bone-engaging surface. The interior surface can engage and wind around the exterior surface of the shaft and the bone-engaging surface can extend outwardly from the exterior surface of the shaft. The shaft can include one or more channels configured to communicate a flowable material, stored within the shaft, to the exterior surface. Each channel can include an opening at the exterior surface to release the flowable material. At least one channel can extend between a cavity of the shaft and the exterior surface and can optionally be angled toward the apical end.