Patent ID: 8465282
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: A61C

Abstract:
1. An oral implant placement system, comprising: a surgical stent comprising a first portion and a separate, selectably detachable second portion, the first and second portions being sized and shaped to conform to an occlusion comprising a select region of mandible and maxilla of a patient's mouth, wherein a post embedded in the first portion extends into the second portion; a generally cylindrical transfer band embedded in the first surgical stent portion, the transfer band having first and second opposing generally planar ends and an opening extending between the ends, the opening including a chamfer proximate the second end; a generally cylindrical guide insert having a pilot aperture therethrough, the guide insert being sized and shaped to be removably received by the opening of the transfer band; a pilot drill; and a transfer drill having a chamfered shank portion sized and shaped to be slidably received by the opening of the transfer band, the surgical stent being adapted to be positioned in the patient's mouth in conformance with the occlusion and adapted to be secured, the second planar end of the transfer band being adjacent the region of the patient's mouth selected for the installation of a dental implant, the second surgical stent portion being detachable after the surgical stent is secured, the guide insert being removably received by the opening of the transfer band, the pilot drill being rotatably and slidably inserted through the pilot aperture to drill a pilot opening in the region of the patient's mouth selected for the installation of a dental implant, the pilot drill and the guide insert being subsequently removed, the transfer drill being rotatably and slidably inserted into the opening of the transfer band to drill an aperture in the region of the patient's mouth selected for the installation of a dental implant; the location, orientation and depth of the aperture being controlled by the shank of the transfer drill in cooperation with the opening of the transfer band and being guided by the pilot opening, the chamfer of the shank of the transfer drill meeting the chamfer of the transfer band at a predetermined depth, and an implant being adapted to be installed into the aperture at the predetermined location, orientation and depth.