Patent ID: 7484959

Claim:
An implant system, comprising: an implant having a central axis and comprising: an interior bore having a non-round section, an implant feedback feature in the interior bore, the implant feedback feature including an enlarged groove within the bore that is spaced below the non-round section by a distance that is greater than an axial dimension of the enlarged groove measured in a direction of the central axis, and a threaded section located distal of the implant feedback feature; an abutment adapted to be attached to the implant and comprising: a post, a stem extending from the post adapted to fit in the interior bore, wherein the stem comprises a complimentary feedback feature adapted to cooperate with the implant feedback feature and provide feedback to a practitioner indicating when the abutment is properly seated, the complementary feedback feature includes resilient fingers that snap outwardly into the enlarged groove to provide a tactile feedback, the stem having a non-round section for anti-rotational engagement with the non-round section of the implant interior bore, and a through-bore through the post and the stem; and an abutment screw adapted to fit within the through-bore and axially retain to the abutment in the implant, the abutment screw comprising: a screw head adapted to interface with the abutment, and a distal end comprising threads adapted to engage the threaded section of the implant.