US 12,440,316 B1
Research dental mounting aid
Norah Hamad Alsaad, Riyadh (SA)
Assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed by KING SAUD UNIVERSITY, Riyadh (SA)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/266,832.
Application 19/266,832 is a division of application No. 19/191,316, filed on Apr. 28, 2025, granted, now 12,402,986.
Int. Cl. A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/08 (2006.01); A61C 13/15 (2006.01); A61C 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 8/0089 (2013.01) [A61C 13/081 (2013.01); A61C 19/003 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of using a kit, the method comprising:
providing the kit, the kit comprising:
an upper component comprising:
a top portion, a bottom portion, and at least one side portion, wherein each of the at least one side portion is perpendicular to the top portion and the bottom portion,
the top portion comprising at least one primary slot in proximity to one of the at least one side portion,
the bottom portion comprising:
at least one secondary slot in proximity to the one of the at least one side portion and in communication with the at least one primary slot of the top portion, and
at least one recess, wherein each of the at least one recess is configured to receive each of at least one dental implant;
a lower component comprising:
a plurality of vertical walls forming an enclosure therein, the enclosure is configured to receive at least one chamber, wherein each of the at least one chamber is configured to receive a resin, and
at least one of the plurality of vertical walls comprises at least one tertiary slot; and
at least one vertical component, each of the at least one vertical component comprising:
a first section, a second section, and a third section, the second section located between the first section and the third section,
the first section and the second section are configured to receive one of the at least one primary slot and one of the at least one secondary slot of the top portion and the bottom portion, respectively, of the upper component,
the third section is configured to receive one of the at least one tertiary slot of the lower component;
obtaining the at least one chamber;
placing each of the at least one chamber into the enclosure;
pouring the resin into each of the at least one chamber prior to or after the placing step;
obtaining at least one dental implant;
inserting each of the at least one dental implant into a respective one of each of the at least one recess of the bottom portion of the upper component;
inserting the third section of the at least one vertical component into a respective one of the at least one tertiary slot of the at least one of the plurality of vertical walls of the lower component;
inserting the at least one primary slot and the at least one secondary slot of the top portion and the bottom portion, respectively, of the upper component on to the first section and the second section of a respective one of the at least one vertical component;
immersing each of the at least one dental implant into a respective one of the at least one chamber containing the resin by moving the upper component to a predetermined height;
curing the resin in each of the at least one chamber while each of the at least one dental implant is being immersed in the resin to obtain at least one resin-encapsulated dental implant; and
removing each of the at least one resin-encapsulated dental implant from the respective one of the at least one chamber.