Dental implant fixture

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D486578
  • Patent Number
    D486,578
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, March 18, 2003
    21 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 10, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
Description




The related applications include “Unitary Dental Implant”,


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177938


; “Dental Implant Fixture”,


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177946


; “Dental Implant Fixture”,


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177947


; “Dental Implant Fixture”,


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177944


; “Dental Implant Fixture”,


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/


177939


; “Dental Implant Abutment”,


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177950


; “Dental Implant Abutment”,


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177925


; “Dental Implant Abutment”,


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177949


; “Dental Implant Abutment”,


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177926


; “Dental Implant Abutment”,


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177948


; and “Dental Implant Abutment”,


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178012


, all of which are filed contemporaneously herewith.




FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a first embodiment of the dental implant fixture according to the present invention;




FIG. 2 is a top view of the first embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 3 is a left side view of the first embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 4 is a front view of the first embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 5 is a right side view of the first embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 6 is a rear view of the first embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the first embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 8 is a top perspective view of a second embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 9 is a top view of the second embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 10 is a left side view of the second embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 11 is a front view of the second embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 12 is a right side view of the second embodiment of the dental implant fixture;




FIG. 13 is a rear view of the second embodiment of the dental implant fixture; and,




FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the second embodiment of the dental implant fixture.




FIGS. 1-7 illustrate a first embodiment of a dental implant fixture. The environment is shown in broken lines and forms no part of the design.




FIGS. 8-14 illustrate a second embodiment of the dental implant fixture. The environment is shown in broken lines and forms no part of the design. Elements of the fixture that form no part of the design of the second embodiment are shown in dashed lines.




The two embodiments of the dental implant fixture illustrated in FIGS. 1-14 are preferred for use on one side of the mouth. Two further embodiments of the dental implant fixture that are preferred for use on the other side of the mouth are mirror images of the two embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 1-14. These two additional embodiments are also intended to fall within the scope of the claim. However, since they are mirror images, they are not separately illustrated.



Claims
  • The ornamental design for a dental implant fixture, as shown and described.
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