Patent ID: 7934929
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. Apparatus comprising: a dental implant having a proximal-most part, a lateral external surface, and a distal implant portion that extends from a distal implant end along up to 50% of a longitudinal length of the implant, the implant being shaped so as to define a lumen therethrough (a) having at least one distal opening through a distal external surface of the distal implant portion, (b) having a lateral opening through the lateral external surface, and (c) not open to a proximal external surface of the implant within 2 mm of the proximal-most part of the implant; and a delivery tube having a proximal tube end and a distal tube end, which distal tube end is removably coupled to the implant such that the delivery tube is in fluid communication with the lumen via the lateral opening when the delivery tube is coupled to the implant, wherein at least a portion of the lateral external surface is shaped so as to define a screw thread, and wherein the lateral opening is within the portion of the lateral external surface that defines the screw thread.