Patent ID: 7300284

Claim:
An implant system comprising a dental implant and a holding element, wherein said implant system further comprises non-rotational joint means adapted to avoid relative rotation of said holding element with respect to said implant, and a clamping element adapted to steadily retain said holding element close to said implant, including a separating tool, the system further comprising release means provided on said clamping element and interacting with release means provided on said separating tool, said release means on said clamping element comprising at least one helical groove provided on the external surface of said clamping element and at least one pin provided on said separating tool, said pin being insertable in said helical groove so that, when rotating said separating tool around its longitudinal axis, said pin slides along said helical groove and said clamping element is lifted upwardly and disengaged from said implant shoulder by means of an elastic deformation of said bottom end, so that by acting on said separating tool said implant can be released from said holding element minimizing the transfer of damaging forces such as torsional, tensile or compressive forces to said implant.