Patent ID: 6824384
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
Drilling jig for a dental implant, where the dental implant is equipped with a positioning element when located in a bony wall of a mouth of a patient and with a bore designed to receive an implant pin going through the bony wall, said jig comprising:a jig body; an elongated piece of defined length which is received in said jig body, said elongated piece including a cylindrical pin guiding channel having an axis and a specially adapted end; means for locking said jig body into a precise position relative to the positioning element of the dental implant located in the bony wall in the mouth of the patient, and means for axially positioning and guiding said elongated piece including said pin guiding channel relative to said jig body and hence relative to the bony wall in the mouth receiving the implant pin, wherein said elongated piece including said pin guiding channel are movable along the axis in said jig body so that said specially adapted end of said elongated piece can be brought in contact with the bony wall; wherein said elongated piece has an insertion end (a) which is opposite to said specially adapted end, (b) which is to be located outside of the mouth, and (c) which is used for the inserting and guiding of various instruments outside of the mouth; and wherein said jig body includes an elongated lower part which receives said elongated piece including said pin guiding channel and which additionally serves as a spreader for spreading a lip or cheek of the patient.