Patent ID: 9545292
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A dental implant, comprising: a body portion, extending from a proximal end to a distal end along a longitudinal axis, including a core portion extending apically from a collar portion, the core portion having an outer diameter less than an outer diameter of the collar portion, the body portion defining a central bore extending from the proximal end to a termination point within the core portion, located proximal of the distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured to receive a dental prosthesis, a porous sleeve coupled to an exterior surface of the core portion, one or more internal channels extending between the central bore, through the core portion, and to the exterior surface of the core portion, the internal channels terminating at the exterior surface of the core portion, the internal channels structured to facilitate flow of a resorbable material from the central bore and into one or more pores of the porous sleeve to provide stability to the porous sleeve; and one or more external channels extending between the central bore, through the core portion and the porous sleeve, and to an exterior surface of the porous sleeve, the external channels spaced to facilitate flow of the resorbable material to form a stabilizing layer between the exterior surface of the porous sleeve and a dental bone cavity.