Patent ID: 9339358
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: A61C,A61L

Claim Text:
1. A dental membrane configured to be attached to an outer surface of a dental implant for regeneration and/or inducing of a tissue and for use in direct contact with a bone tissue or a connective tissue, wherein the dental membrane comprises at least one central structure between an inner layer and an outer layer, at least one of the inner layer and the outer layer is provided to a partial extent with endogenous bone cells or desmodontal cells and the at least one central structure comprises a lattice-like three-dimensional carrier structure configured to surround a dental implant, the lattice-like three-dimensional carrier structure having a fibrous inner layer and a fibrous outer layer with a plurality of fibers oriented radially or essentially radially to a central axis (A) of the dental implant when the dental membrane is attached to the outer surface of the dental implant oriented perpendicular or essentially perpendicular to the fibrous inner layer and the fibrous outer layer, such that the plurality of fibers connect the fibrous inner layer and the fibrous outer layer of the lattice-like three-dimensional carrier structure, and wherein the lattice-like three-dimensional carrier structure of the dental membrane has a memory function that enables the dental membrane to extend elastically or permanently surrounding the dental implant, due to the plurality of fibers incorporated therein, enabling the dental membrane to adapt to a shape for each unique end use for achieving a secure contact of the dental implant and dental membrane against the tissue.