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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Frank Kenk, Basel, CH;
Stéphane Courvoisier, Basel, CH;
Guillaume Bugnard, Basel, CH;
Miodrag Lazic, Basel, CH;
Frank Kenk, Basel, CH;
Stéphane Courvoisier, Basel, CH;
Guillaume Bugnard, Basel, CH;
Miodrag Lazic, Basel, CH;
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
A holding device for retaining and transporting a dental implant, particularly a dental implant stored in an ampule having preserving fluid, is provided. The holding device has a securing section, which has a force transmission element for rotationally securing the dental implant and an attachment element having one or more resilient arms formed integrally with and distally of the force transmission element, for longitudinally retaining the dental implant. The resilient arms do not extend beyond the radial perimeter of the force transmission element. The resilient arms can be transformed between a first operative configuration and a second compressed configuration under forces during operation, to allow a radially enlarged end of the arms to releasably engage an undercut of the dental implant.