US 11,950,974 B2
Bone foundation guide system and method
Armand C. Jusuf, Reno, NV (US); and Daniel R. Llop, Cornelius, NC (US)
Assigned to NATIONAL DENTEX, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed by NATIONAL DENTEX, LLC, Jupiter, FL (US)
Filed on May 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/826,249.
Application 17/826,249 is a continuation of application No. 17/351,794, filed on Jun. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,344,383.
Application 17/351,794 is a continuation of application No. 16/529,861, filed on Aug. 2, 2019, granted, now 11,065,083, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 16/529,861 is a continuation of application No. 14/921,111, filed on Oct. 23, 2015, granted, now 10,398,530, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0280262 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 1/08 (2006.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 8/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 1/084 (2013.01) [A61C 8/0089 (2013.01); A61C 8/0006 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bone foundation guide system comprising:
(a) a bone foundation guide configured to be secured relative to a first alveolar ridge of a patient, the bone foundation guide comprising:
i) a body, and
ii) one or more receptacles;
(b) a dental implant surgical guide, the dental implant surgical guide including:
i) a body with a plurality of apertures positioned to locate a plurality of implants in the first alveolar ridge of the patient, and
ii) one or more protrusions, the one or more receptacles of the bone foundation guide being configured to receive the one or more protrusions of the dental implant surgical guide; and
(c) a gasket, the gasket including:
i) a body with a plurality of apertures positioned to correspond with locations of implants in the alveolar ridge of the patient, the body of the gasket further including a surface configured to face a second alveolar ridge of the patient, and
ii) one or more protrusions, the one or more receptacles of the bone foundation guide being configured to receive the one or more protrusions of the gasket;
the body of the bone foundation guide being configured to support the dental implant surgical guide or the gasket while the bone foundation guide is secured relative to the first alveolar ridge of the patient.