US 11,998,419 B2
Angulated dental implant
Graham Alan Blackbeard, Irene (ZA); and Leith Carruthers Cumming, Centurion (ZA)
Assigned to Southern Implants (PTY) Ltd, Irene (ZA)
Filed by Southern Implants (PTY) Ltd, Centurion (ZA)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,064.
Application 16/377,447 is a division of application No. 15/446,132, filed on Mar. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,292,793, issued on May 21, 2019.
Application 17/568,064 is a continuation of application No. 16/377,447, filed on Apr. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,253,343.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/361,665, filed on Jul. 13, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/315,274, filed on Mar. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0117705 A1, Apr. 21, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61C 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 8/0056 (2013.01) [A61C 8/0022 (2013.01); A61C 8/0025 (2013.01); A61C 8/0034 (2013.01); A61C 8/0037 (2013.01); A61C 8/0054 (2013.01); A61C 8/006 (2013.01); A61C 8/0068 (2013.01); A61C 8/0074 (2013.01); A61C 8/0089 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dental implant, comprising:
a generally cylindrical body having a main-central axis, the generally cylindrical body being formed from cold-worked, high strength, commercially pure titanium having an ultimate tensile strength of at least about 900 MPa, the generally cylindrical body having a proximal portion and an opposing distal portion for anchoring the dental implant in bone of a patient;
an interior bore formed in the generally cylindrical body and having (i) a bore-central axis and (ii) a threaded portion for receiving a screw configured to removable hold an abutment in engagement with the dental implant; and
a non-rotational feature configured to engage the abutment in a non-rotational fashion.