Patent ID: 8042684

Claim:
A receiving element for a dental implant, comprising: a hollow body extending along a center axis of the receiving element; a first plate and a second plate extending substantially perpendicular to the center axis of the receiving element and configured to fix a dental implant releasably in a stable position, the first plate and the second plate each comprising a front end, a rear end opposite to the front end, a first lateral end and a second lateral end opposite to the first lateral end; and an open portion disposed between the first plate and the second plate to partially separate the first plate and the second plate, the open portion extending from the front end substantially up to the center axis of the receiving element, the open portion comprising a first gap extending from the first lateral end substantially up to the center axis and a second gap extending from the second lateral end substantially up to the center axis, each gap allowing communication along the entire length thereof between an interior of the body and an exterior of the body, wherein: the first plate is elastic to ensure a clamping accommodation of a dental implant in an opening of the first plate, and the second plate has a substantially U-shaped stopping portion formed to stabilize the position of an inserted dental implant.