Patent ID: 6250924
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental implant system, which includes at least two support points, for attaching an oral prosthesis, the system comprising:at least two implant screws adapted to be attached to a patient's jaw, said at least two implant screws each having a single, relatively planar implant end surface; anda support member for securing and supporting the prosthesis, said support member comprising integral support extensions protruding therefrom each extension having a single, relatively planar distal end surface in direct abutting contact with a respective one of said implant end surfaces, wherein the distal end surfaces and the implant end surfaces are parallel to one another and abutting contact only occurs between them without intermediate pieces therebetween, said support extensions being each oriented in substantially parallel relation to one of said at least two implant screws.