Patent ID: 9744011
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A46B,A61C

Claim:
1. A dental system for cleaning a dental implant abutment, comprising: a generally cylindrical body comprising a first portion and a second portion; and a cleaning portion positioned within said first portion of said cylindrical body, wherein said cleaning portion comprises a cavity having a first opening at a distal end of the first portion, an inner surface opposite said opening, and a continuous sidewall extending from a perimeter of said opening to said inner surface, said sidewall surrounding the cavity, a projection extending vertically down from the inner surface of said cavity, at least one second cleaning projection extending radially outward from a side of the projection, wherein the at least one second cleaning projection (a) is a fin or a blade, or (b) comprises a plurality of cleaning rows and each cleaning row comprises a plurality of additional cleaning protrusions that each extend radially outward from the projection; wherein said sidewall comprises a plurality of cleaning protrusions extending inwardly toward a longitudinal axis of the cavity, and wherein, when a dental implant with a central cavity is received within said cavity through said first opening, said plurality of cleaning protrusions are adapted for cleaning exterior walls of the dental implant and said at least one second cleaning projection is adapted for cleaning side walls of the central cavity of the dental implant.