Patent ID: 9592104
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61C

Claim:
1. A dental implant system comprising: an implant body comprising threads configured to engage bone, the implant body comprising a lower implant body, an upper implant body, and a post, the upper implant body coupled to the lower implant body with a first cavity between the upper implant body and the lower implant body, the implant body comprising an opening to the first cavity, the post coupled to the lower implant body such that the post cannot rotate relative to the lower implant body, the post projecting into the first cavity between the upper and lower implant bodies; and an anchor extending through the opening into the first cavity, the anchor comprising a base having a second cavity, the base disposed at least partially within the first cavity with the post extending into the second cavity; and wherein the post and second cavity are configured to cooperate so as to resist rotation of the anchor relative to the lower implant body about a centerline of the lower implant body while allowing rotation of the anchor relative to the lower implant body about axes perpendicular to the centerline.