Patent ID: 8496478

Claim:
An intra-osseous implant for placement in bone of a human or animal body comprising at least one intra-osseous part intended for placement in bone tissue having an apical side and a cervical side and composed of a body friendly material, which part is provided on its circumferential surface with a screw thread running in the direction of and ending at the apical end; and a support part present at said cervical side of said at least one intra-osseous part intended for supporting a prosthetic element, characterized in that the intra-osseous part is provided with multiple grooves extending in longitudinal direction and over the entire length of the intra-osseous part, interrupting the screw thread into multiple interrupted screw thread parts, said multiple interrupted screw thread parts serving as retention elements allowing the placement of the implant in longitudinal direction into said bone tissue but preventing the removal of the implant in opposite longitudinal direction out of said bone, said retention elements being provided with a profile exhibiting a shallow slope towards the apical side and a steep slope on the cervical side, characterized in that the intra-osseous part has a polygonal cross section.