Patent ID: 9687321
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A dental implant, comprising: a first implant part provided for being inserted into a jawbone; a second implant part associated therewith, provided for fixing a dental prosthetic piece; a connection pin for mechanically connecting the first and second implant parts to each other, the connection pin has a longitudinal axis and is formed onto the second implant part, and the connection pin is configured to push into a receiving channel provided in the first implant part; wherein an outer cross-section of the connection pin matches an inner cross-section of the receiving channel; wherein the connection pin comprises an indexing area having a first section disposed proximate to an end of the connection pin and a second section disposed adjacent to said first section, wherein the outer cross-section of the connection pin in the first section is constant along the longitudinal axis of the connection pin, and wherein the outer cross-section of the connection pin in the second section is constant along the longitudinal axis of the connection pin; and wherein the outer cross-section of the connection pin in the first section is polygon-shaped with flat sides and radiused edges, and the outer cross-section of the connection pin in the second section is polygon-shaped with flat sides and radiused edges, and wherein a radius of curvature of the first section's radiused edges is larger than a radius of curvature of the second section's radiused edges.