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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Matthew Lomicka, Vista, CA (US);
Srilakshmi Vishnubhotla, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Lomicka, Vista, CA (US);
Srilakshmi Vishnubhotla, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Dental, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 8/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 8/0012 (2013.01); A61C 8/0018 (2013.01); A61C 8/0043 (2013.01); A61C 8/0089 (2013.01); A61C 8/0006 (2013.01); A61C 8/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30436 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dental implant has a body and a plurality of distinct roots that extend outwardly from the main portion that generally define a coronal-apical axis. A porous tantalum metal portion is disposed at the body for engaging bone and the plurality of distinct roots are configured to resist a torsional force that is applied to the dental implant and around the coronal-apical axis.