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Dental implant
Assignee: CHILD LABORATORIES INC A CORP OF
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Filing: 1979-12-17
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Granted: 1981-02-24
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Expires: 1999-12-17
Abstract
Abstract A tooth prothesis located in a mandible tooth socket having a root supporting a crown. The root has a cone-shaped head located in a recess in the bottom of the crown and a stem extended into the socket. An elastic body of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer surrounds and is bonded to the stem. The outer surface of the elastic body is bonded to the inside surface of a porous fabric which permits bone ingrowth to anchor the prothesis to the mandible. The fabric has a Pyrolite carbon outer skin. The upper edge of the fabric is spaced from the crown and head whereby the elastic body allows limited movement of the crown relative to the fabric. A plurality of bands of silver surround the body adjacent the lower edge of the crown. Ionic silver is released from the bands, which provides anti-bacterial action. In one form, a silver wire contained in the root and connected to a band and a source of direct current releases ionic silver into the surrounding tissue. In another form, the root, crown, and body have passages for accommodating drug materials and silver compounds.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank W. Child
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 18:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C8/00; A61C8/0086; A61C8/0003; A61C8/0004; A61C8/0006; A61C8/0007; A61C8/0012; A61C8/0018; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/0077; A61C8/0013; A61C8/0016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 39
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A prothesis for dental replacement in a living body comprising: a root having a head and a stem; a crown attached to the head; an elastic body surrounding and mounted on the stem; porous means surrounding the elastic body and secured thereto, said porous means and elastic body having a shape for insertion into a mandible tooth socket whereby bone growth into the porour means anchors the root to the bone; and means surrounding the elastic body adjacent the crown for inhibiting infection of bone and tissue adjacent the prothesis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A prothesis for dental replacement in a living body comprising: a root having a head and a stem; a crown attached to the head; an elastic body surrounding and mounted on the stem; porous means surrounding the elastic body and secured thereto, said porous means and elastic body having a shape for insertion into a mandible tooth socket whereby bone growth into the porour means anchors the root to the bone; and means surrounding the elastic body adjacent the crown for inhibiting infection of bone and tissue adjacent the prothesis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The prothesis of claim 1 wherein: the means surrounding the elastic body comprises a plurality of metal bands.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The prothesis of claim 2 wherein: the bands are of dissimilar metals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The prothesis of claim 2 wherein: some of the bands include silver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The prothesis of claim 1 wherein: the means surrounding the elastic body comprises a pair of annular metal bands.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
10 words
The prothesis of claim 5 wherein: one band contains silver.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The prothesis of claim 1 including: electrical conductor means extended into the root and to the porous means adapted to be connected to an electrical power source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The prothesis of claim 7 wherein: the conductor means is connected to the means surrounding the elastic body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The prothesis of claim 1 including: passage means in the root and elastic body to accommodate drug materials.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The prothesis of claim 1 wherein: the porous means is a fabric surrounding the body and bonded thereto, said fabric being separated from the head.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The prothesis of claim 10 wherein: the elastic body engages the head and has a generally uniform thickness around the stem.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The prothesis of claim 10 wherein: the fabric has an inside surface and the body has an outside surface, said inside surface being bonded to the outside surface of the body.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
98 words
An apparatus for supporting a dental crown on a tooth holding bone comprising: a root having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion adapted to be attached to the crown; an elastic body mounted on the second portion; porous means surrounding the body and secured thereto, said porous means and body having a shape for insertion into a bone tooth socket whereby bone growth into the porous means anchors the root to the bone; and means surrounding the second portion of the elastic body for inhibiting infection of bone and tissue surrounding the porous means.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
98 words
An apparatus for supporting a dental crown on a tooth holding bone comprising: a root having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion adapted to be attached to the crown; an elastic body mounted on the second portion; porous means surrounding the body and secured thereto, said porous means and body having a shape for insertion into a bone tooth socket whereby bone growth into the porous means anchors the root to the bone; and means surrounding the second portion of the elastic body for inhibiting infection of bone and tissue surrounding the porous means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 13 including: at least one layer of pyrolite carbon covering the porous means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein: porous means is a fabric surrounding the body and bonded thereto, said fabric being separated from the first portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 15 wherein: the elastic body engages the first and second portions of the root and has a generally uniform thickness around the second portion of the root.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein: the means surrounding the elastic body comprises a plurality of metal bands.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 17 wherein: the metal bands are of dissimilar metals.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 17 wherein: some of the bands include silver.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 13 wherein: the means surrounding the elastic body comprises a pair of spaced annular metal bands.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 20 wherein: at least one band contains silver.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 13 including: electrical conductor means extended into the root and to the porous means adapted to be connected to an electrical power source.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 22 wherein: the conductor means is connected to the means surrounding the elastic body.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 13 including: passage means in the root and elastic body to accommodate drug materials.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for supporting a member in a bone of a living body comprising: rigid means having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion adapted to be attached to the member; an elastic body mounted on the second portion; porous means surrounding the body and secured thereto, said porous means and body having a shape for insertion into a cavity in the bone whereby bone growth into the porous means anchors the rigid means to the bone; and means surrounding the second portion of the rigid means for inhibiting infection of bone and tissue adjacent the apparatus.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for supporting a member in a bone of a living body comprising: rigid means having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion adapted to be attached to the member; an elastic body mounted on the second portion; porous means surrounding the body and secured thereto, said porous means and body having a shape for insertion into a cavity in the bone whereby bone growth into the porous means anchors the rigid means to the bone; and means surrounding the second portion of the rigid means for inhibiting infection of bone and tissue adjacent the apparatus.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 25 including: at least one layer of pyrolite carbon covering the porous means.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 25 wherein: porous means is a fabric surrounding the body and bonded thereto, said fabric being separated from the first portion.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 27 wherein: the elastic body engages the first and second portions of the rigid means and has a generally uniform thickness around the second portion of the rigid means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 25 wherein: the means surrounding the elastic body comprises a plurality of metal bands.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 29 wherein: the bands are of dissimilar metals.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 30 wherein: some of the bands include silver.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 25 wherein: the means surrounding the elastic body comprises a pair of spaced annular metal bands.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 32 wherein: at least one of the bands contains silver.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus of claim 25 including: electrical conductor means extended into the root and to the porous means adapted to be connected to an electrical power source.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein: the conductor means is connected to the means surrounding the elastic body.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 25 including: passage means in the root and elastic body to accommodate drug materials.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1984-02-24 | 1984-08-25 | 1985-02-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1988-02-24 | 1988-08-25 | 1989-02-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1992-02-24 | 1992-08-25 | 1993-02-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |