Patent ID: 8540510

Claim:
An assembly for securing a dental implant to the bone tissue of a patient, the assembly comprising: a tubular mounting guide having an interlock portion with a polygonal form, a knob or a recess; a guide sleeve having a first end provided with an interlock portion with an outer polygonal profile, a groove or a protrusion configured to cooperate with the polygonal form, knob or recess of the interlock portion of the tubular mounting guide to prevent rotation between the guide sleeve and a tubular mounting guide, the guide sleeve having a central bore and an internal thread; and a holder for the dental implant, the holder being configured to be inserted into the central bore of the guide sleeve, the holder comprising an external thread that is configured to engage the internal thread of the guide sleeve such that the holder may threadingly engage the guide sleeve, the holder further comprising a limit stop disposed at a first end thereof, the limit stop being configured to contact the guide sleeve for limiting the longitudinal position of the holder relative to the guide sleeve, the holder having a second end arranged to releasably secure the dental implant in the bone tissue of the patient.