Patent ID: 7682152

Claim:
A dental implant assembly ( 20 ) that can be attached to a bone ( 22 ) of a person comprising: an anchor body ( 24 , 124 , 224 , 424 ) having an outer attachment surface ( 30 , 130 , 230 , 430 ) defining an upper section ( 32 , 132 , 232 , 432 ) and a lower section ( 34 , 134 , 234 , 434 ) for engaging the bone ( 22 ), said anchor body ( 24 , 124 , 224 , 424 ) having an inner wall ( 36 , 136 , 236 , 436 ) defining an anchor pocket ( 38 , 138 , 238 , 438 ), a core body ( 40 , 140 , 240 , 340 , 440 ) including a core bottom ( 42 , 142 , 242 , 342 , 442 ) being disposed in said anchor pocket ( 38 , 138 , 238 , 438 ) and a core top ( 44 , 144 , 244 , 344 , 444 ) for engaging a tooth-replicating device ( 52 ), said core top ( 44 , 144 , 244 , 344 , 444 ) being smaller than said core bottom ( 42 , 142 , 242 , 342 , 442 ) to define a shoulder ( 46 , 146 , 246 , 346 , 446 ) therebetween, a resilient adhesive layer ( 54 , 154 , 254 , 354 , 454 ) disposed in said anchor pocket ( 38 , 138 , 238 , 438 ) between said inner wall ( 36 , 136 , 236 , 436 ) of said anchor body ( 24 , 124 , 224 , 424 ) and said core bottom ( 42 , 142 , 242 , 342 , 442 ) for allowing said core body ( 40 , 140 , 240 , 340 , 440 ) to move relative to said anchor body ( 24 , 124 , 224 , 424 ), and characterized by said resilient adhesive layer ( 54 , 154 , 254 , 354 , 454 ) defining a flange ( 56 ) extending radially inward and above said shoulder ( 46 , 146 , 246 , 346 , 446 ) of said core body ( 40 , 140 , 240 , 340 , 440 ), and a screw cap body ( 58 ) disposed about said outer attachment surface ( 30 , 130 , 230 , 430 ) of said anchor body ( 24 , 124 , 224 , 424 ) and engaging said flange ( 56 ) of said resilient adhesive layer ( 54 , 154 , 254 , 354 , 454 ) and said shoulder ( 46 , 146 , 246 , 346 , 446 ) of said core body ( 40 140 , 240 , 340 , 440 ) for holding said core body ( 40 , 140 , 240 , 340 , 440 ) and said anchor body ( 24 , 124 , 224 , 424 ) and said resilient adhesive layer ( 54 , 154 , 254 , 354 , 454 ) together and for engaging the bone ( 22 ).