Patent ID: 6572373
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
A dental endosseous implant comprising:an anchoring portion (2) intended for engagement in an osseous tissue of an upper jaw (or maxilla) or a lower jaw (or mandible), which anchoring portion (2) includes a male threading intended for fitting into a canal previously made in the osseous tissue of the upper or lower jaw of a patient; a head portion (3) connected with the anchoring portion and adapted to emerge at least partly from said osseous tissue, said head portion (3) being adapted to receive in engagement a superstructure (4), said head portion (3) comprising an operating element (5) having a prismatic surface, coaxial with the implant head portion and placed at a distal position relative to a free end (3a) of the head portion and capable of receiving a tool for setting the implant in rotation during the installation step of the implant itself; and auxiliary grip means (7) disposed on a threading (2b) of the anchoring portion and comprising at least two holes (8) each having an axis extending parallel to a vertical axis of the anchoring portion (2) to enable the anchoring portion to be driven in rotation.