Title:
DENTAL ANCHOR ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1995/018581
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A multiple part anchor assembly (10) is designed for attaching a dental appliance (12) to a non-vital tooth root or an implant, and has a female part (16) for attachment to a tooth root or implant (14) a male part (20) or stud having a first end (42) for releasable snap engagement in a socket in the female part (16) with some relative movement permitted between the parts, a cap (18) for securing in a recess in a dental appliance having a second socket, and the male part (20) having a swivel joint at its opposite end for engagement in the second socket to secure the root or implant (14) to the appliance, the hinge joint allowing hinging of the stud (20) relative to the cap (18).
Inventors:
ZUEST MAX
ZUEST PAUL
ZUEST PAUL
Application Number:
PCT/US1994/014469
Publication Date:
July 13, 1995
Filing Date:
December 16, 1994
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ZEST ANCHORS INC (US)
International Classes:
A61C8/00; A61C13/265; (IPC1-7): A61C13/265; A61C8/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1989006941A1 | 1989-08-10 | |||
| WO1989006941A1 | 1989-08-10 |
Foreign References:
| US4488874A | 1984-12-18 | |||
| EP0037864A1 | 1981-10-21 | |||
| US3787975A | 1974-01-29 |
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