Patent ID: 9011146
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. A kit of components for guiding the insertion of a threaded dental implant into a desired location in a patient's mouth, the threaded dental implant including a non-rotational structure, the kit comprising: a surgical guide having a negative impression surface to be fitted on and placed over at least a portion of the tissue in the patient's mouth, the surgical guide including at least one master tube defining an opening through which the threaded dental implant is placed, the at least one master tube being adjacent to the negative impression surface, the at least one master tube including a first surface proximate the negative impression surface and an opposing second surface, the second surface of the at least one master tube including master-tube; a plurality of implant mounts, each of which is capable of mating with the threaded dental implant, the plurality of implant mounts having implant-mount indicia, the implant-mount indicia being aligned with a corresponding feature of the non-rotational structure of the threaded dental implant when the threaded dental implant is coupled to the implant mount; and a plurality of guide tubes, each of the guide tubes having an outer surface for mating with the at least one master tube and an inner surface for engaging a drill bit for developing an osteotomy into which the implant is received, and wherein the master-tube indicia is for providing alignment with the implant-mount indicia on the implant mount, the implant mount rotationally engaging the at least one master tube when the threaded dental implant is coupled thereto during insertion into a patient's mouth, at least one of the master-tube indicia and the implant-mount indicia being a plurality of indicia located around the circumference of the respective master tube or implant mount.