Patent ID: 9687320
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. An angularly settable dental device for anchoring a dental appliance to a patient's mouth, comprising: a single piece anchor abutment, having an insertion end and a distal end, said distal end having a concave surface that is a smooth hemispherical curvature and having formed therein a first hollow, and said insertion end having an exterior surface that is threaded; a pivotable collar having a convex bottom that is a smooth hemispherical curvature and further having formed through it a second hollow extending from top to bottom; wherein said pivotable collar has formed on an exterior face a circumferential indent, disposed parallel to the second hollow, and configured to receive a mating surface of an interior side wall of a top cap; a retention device, having an insertion end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer circumference that increases in diameter along an outward curvature from the insertion end; said retention device configured to extend partially through said pivotable collar, wherein the distal end of the retention device is configured to engage with a side wall of the second hollow of the pivotable collar so that said insertion end of said retention device is interconnected with said first hollow; and wherein said pivotable collar is configured to pivotally rest against said concave surface of said abutment, whereby the orientation of said pivotable collar goes from being adjustable to being fixed when the insertion end of the retention device is interconnected with the first hollow and the distal; end of the retention device is engaged with the side wall of the second hollow of the pivotable collar.