Patent ID: 6102702
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
In an implant system for attaching prosthetic devices to the osseous structure of the body wherein an implant anchor is osseointegrated into the bone of a patient in a preprepared hole, the combination therewith comprising:a. an implant anchor having an axial bore which is divided into a plurality of regions including a terminal region within said anchor, including a smooth substantially cylindrical wall circumscribing said terminal region and a generally cylindrical entrant region circumscribing the bore at a coronal end of said anchor;b. an abutment for connecting a prosthesis to said anchor and having an insertion end adapted for insertion into said bore at said coronal end of said anchor, said abutment having an internal bore and smooth outer walls at said insertion end and an oblique bearing surface formed transversely of said internal bore at insertion end; and,c. means for connecting said abutment to said anchor by urging a locking element between said oblique bearing surface and said cylindrical wall.