Patent ID: 11944516
Assignee: EVOLLUTION IP HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A dental implant comprising:
a body having a longitudinal axis and first and second ends, the body comprising a lateral wall region proximal the first end and an apical wall region proximal the second end, the apical wall region of the body being tapered from a larger outer diameter to a smaller outer diameter toward the second end, and the lateral wall region having a generally constant outer diameter; and
an external thread form formed along an outer periphery of the body in both lateral and apical wall regions, the external thread form comprising a constant external diameter defined along at least a portion of the lateral wall region, the external thread form comprising a first thread profile along at least a portion of the lateral wall region, and a second thread profile along at least a portion of the apical wall region;
wherein the second thread profile comprises a root, a crest portion, a superior flank portion, and an inferior flank portion, the root defined at a proximal portion of the external thread form, the crest portion defined near a distal portion of the thread form, the superior flank portion positioned on a superior portion of the thread between the crest portion and the root of the thread form, and the inferior flank portion positioned on an inferior portion of the thread between the crest portion and the root of the thread form, and wherein the second thread profile further comprises a three-dimensional stabilization thread having an undercut along the inferior flank portion, the superior flank portion or a combination of both the inferior flank portion and the superior flank portion, the undercut defined by at least one surface selected from the group consisting of a curved surface, a linear surface, or combinations thereof, between the root and crest portion of the thread form, whereby a distal portion of the three-dimensional stabilization thread has a greater dimension in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis than a proximal portion of the three-dimensional stabilization thread;
wherein the first thread profile comprises a standard thread; and
wherein the three-dimensional stabilization thread has a constant external diameter.