US4525145A
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Connecting device for joining a superstructure element with an implant member
Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung eV
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Filing: 1983-05-20
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Granted: 1985-06-25
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Expires: 2003-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A connecting device is disclosed for operatively interconnecting a superscture element and an implant member having at least one bore, which device includes a rod member made of a material of construction having a high modulus of elasticity and which device further includes a projection means made of the same material of construction as used for the rod member, or a dissimilar material, and the device further including, as required, an envelope means. There are further disclosed an implant member which includes the aforesaid connecting device, and a method for arranging the connecting device in an implant member.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Scheicher
- 👤 Dieter Siegele
- 👤 Uwe Soltesz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 01:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C8/00; A61C8/0086; A61C8/0048; A61C8/005; A61C8/0057; A61C8/0069; A61C8/0054
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
An endo-osseous implant adapted to connect a superstructure to the bone and to minimize stress peaks along the length of said implant thereby minimizing bone reduction or degradation, which comprises: an implant member having a bottom part adapted to be embedded in the bone, and having a bore extending therein which is closed at the bottom and open at the top, a rod having a high modulus of elasticity inserted in the bore of said implant member, said rod having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of said bore, and a length greater than that of said implant member, whereby one end thereof extends beyond the open end of said bore; means at the base of said implant member for securing the other end of said rod; projection means essentially surrounding said rod having a cross-sectional area essentially the same as the bore of said implant member, said projection means being located in said bore at a point ranging from about 0-40% of the distance from the middle of the bone embedded part of the implant member measured toward the open end of said bore; and means provided on said one end of said rod for securing a superstructure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
199 words
An endo-osseous implant adapted to connect a superstructure to the bone and to minimize stress peaks along the length of said implant thereby minimizing bone reduction or degradation, which comprises: an implant member having a bottom part adapted to be embedded in the bone, and having a bore extending therein which is closed at the bottom and open at the top, a rod having a high modulus of elasticity inserted in the bore of said implant member, said rod having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of said bore, and a length greater than that of said implant member, whereby one end thereof extends beyond the open end of said bore; means at the base of said implant member for securing the other end of said rod; projection means essentially surrounding said rod having a cross-sectional area essentially the same as the bore of said implant member, said projection means being located in said bore at a point ranging from about 0-40% of the distance from the middle of the bone embedded part of the implant member measured toward the open end of said bore; and means provided on said one end of said rod for securing a superstructure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
An implant according to claim 1 in which the endo-osseous implant is a dental implant and the superstructure is a denture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
An implant according to claim 2 in which said means for securing said rod at the base of said implant member is said bore which at the implant member base has a cross-sectional area and a shape essentially the same as that of said end of said rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An implant according to claim 2 in which said means for securing said rod at the base of said implant member is an envelope surrounding said rod end.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An implant according to claim 4 in which the remainder of said rod in said implant member is also surrounded by an envelope having a lower modulus of elasticity than the envelope surrounding the rod end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An implant according to claim 5 in which said projection means has a circular cross section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
An implant according to claim 6 in which said projection means is provided with a centrally threaded bore which cooperates with threads on said rod.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
An implant according to claim 7 in which means are threaded on to said rod to secure said projection means to said rod at either side of said projection.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
An implant according to claim 5 in which the modulus of elasticity of said envelope surrounding the remainder of said rod is constant.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An implant according to claim 5 in which the modulus of elasticity of said envelope surrounding the remainder of said rod varies.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
An implant according to claim 10 in which said envelope surrounding the remainder of said rod is discontinuous.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
An implant according to claim 2 in which said rod has a constant cross-sectional area along the length of said implant member.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
An implant according to claim 2 in which said rod varies in cross-sectional area along the length of said implant member.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
An implant according to claim 2 in which the modulus of elasticity of said rod is constant along its length.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
An implant according to claim 2 in which the modulus of elasticity of said rod varies along its length.
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