Patent ID: 8033827
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A61C,A61F

Abstract:
1. A dental implant for coupling an artificial tooth to a jawbone of a patient which comprises: (i) an elongated body having a first end threaded bone-engaging portion for engaging the dental implant with said jawbone; and (ii) a skirt shaped semi-permeable membrane attached to said elongated body and is capable of being positioned in a first upwardly raised position or in a second downwardly spread position to provide a cover for a site surrounding the location at which said artificial tooth is to be implanted, wherein a second end of said elongated body is adapted to be detachably connected to a reservoir containing bone grafting material, wherein said elongated body comprises circumferentially located openings to allow discharge of the bone grafting material and wherein the skirt shaped semi-permeable membrane, when positioned in that second downwardly spread position, is capable of forming together with the upper surface of the native host bone to which the first end of elongated body would be affixed, an enclosure at which the bone grafting material is to be discharged via these openings.