Patent ID: 6406295
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A method of identifying components of a system of dental implant components used in an implantation procedure with respect to structural characteristics of the components, wherein each implant usable with the system of implant components has a restorative platform having width, said method comprising the steps of:classifying healing caps of the system according to magnitude of the width taken at the lower surface of each healing cap, which lower surface is to abut the implant, where the width taken at the lower surface corresponds to the width of the restorative platform of one implant usable with the system, such that each healing cap is classified in one of at least two width categories including a first width category corresponding to a first nominal width of restorative platforms of implants and a second width category corresponding to a second nominal width of restorative platforms of implants; providing a first species of a first generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each healing cap which is a member of the first width category; providing a second species of the first generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each healing cap which is a member of the second width category; classifying healing caps of the system according to magnitude of the height of each healing cap such that each healing cap is classified in one of at least two height categories including a first height category and a second height category; providing a first species of a second generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each healing cap which is a member of the first height category; providing a second species of the second generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each healing cap which is a member of the second height category; classifying healing caps of the system according to maximum diameter of each healing cap such that each healing cap is classified in one of at least two maximum diameter categories including a first maximum diameter category and a second maximum diameter category; providing a first species of a third generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each healing cap which is a member of the first maximum diameter category; providing a second species of the third generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each healing cap which is a member of the second maximum diameter category; classifying impression copings of the system of components according to magnitude of the width taken at the lower surface of each impression coping, where the width taken at the lower surface corresponds to the width of the restorative platform of one implant usable with the system, such that each impression coping is classified in one of at least two width categories including a first width category corresponding to a first nominal width of restorative platforms of implants and a second width category corresponding to a second nominal width of restorative platforms of implants; providing the first species of the first generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each impression coping which is a member of the first width category; and providing the second species of the first generic form of visual indication at a visible location on each impression coping which is a member of the second width category.