Patent ID: 8292895

Claim:
An orthopedic or dental implant system, which comprises: a force transducer adapted for applying an insertion and/or extraction force; a coupling connected to said force transducer and adapted for transmitting a force provided thereby; an implant including an interface for connection to a patient's dental or bone structure and an implant coupling engagement adapted for releasable, force-transmitting connection to said coupling; a force control device adapted for varying the force applied by said transducer; said coupling including a proximate end connected to said force transducer and a distal end with a clevis configuration adapted for selectively clamping said implant engagement; a pair of receivers in said distal clevis end; said implant engagement including a passage adapted for alignment with said clevis end receivers; a flexible guide member with a tip adapted for passing through said clevis end receivers; and a guide wire adapted for passage through said aligned receivers and passage and for releasable connection to said guide member tip.