IP Library Granted Patent US 8,142,190
Granted Patent B2
US 8,142,190 · App. 12/779,430 · Granted Mar 27, 2012

Set of motor-driven instruments to aid the fixing of dental implants

Assignee: Biotechnology Institute, I Mas D, S.L.
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Patent No.
US 8,142,190
App. No.
12/779,430
Granted
Mar 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Set of motor-driven instruments to aid the fixing of dental implants that combines drills ( 1, 2 ) and motor-driven osteotomes ( 4 A, 4 B, 4 C, 4 D) of progressive diameters. These have a threaded conical section ( 9 ), followed by a threaded cylindrical section ( 8 ) and another area ( 7 ) to fit the connectors ( 14, 17 ) to the surgical motor or a manual extractor.

Claims (22)

1. A method of preparing a dental implant site in bone, said method comprising:

(i) piercing the hardest outer layer of the bone with a starter drill to create a hole;

(ii) drilling the hole with an additional drill of a different diameter that has an end for connection to a surgical motor;

(iii) expanding the hole with an atraumatic bone osteotome engaged with one of a motor-driven connector or a manual driven-connector; and

(iv) repeating steps (ii) and (iii) one or more times to define a cavity to house dental implant, in which steps (ii) and (iii) are performed successively and alternately, and each step (ii) uses an additional drill of a different diameter and each step (iii) uses atraumatic bone osteotomes of progressive diameters;

wherein the starter drill comprises a quadrangular-section drilling end that is shorter in length and smaller in section than the osteotomes, that pierces the hardest outer layer of the bone, and an end for engagement to the surgical motor; and

the osteotomes each have an apical end followed by a threaded conical section and a threaded cylindrical section, with the threaded cylindrical section capped by an adjustment area in which the connectors are engaged.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the manual-driven connector has a different cross-sectional shape than that of the motor-driven connector.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment area of the osteotomes has a polygonal-section projection, which is capped by a cylindrical projecting section that includes a circular recess in which an O-ring seal is housed.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein both the motor-driven connector and the manual driven-connector each have an end having a blind axial recess with a polygonal section, and wherein the adjustment area of the osteotomes comprises a polygonal-section projection and an O-ring seal, said polygonal-section projection and said O-ring seal of the osteotomes being engaged in the polygonal-section blind axial recess of the connectors.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motor-driven connector has an extension for connection to the surgical motor.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the manual driven-connector has a coupling area for connection to a ratchet wrench that has a shape different than the extension on the manual driven-connector.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the osteotomes are rotary osteotomes for widening of a dental implant site.

8. A method of preparing a dental implant site in bone, said method comprising:

(i) piercing the hardest outer layer of the bone with a starter drill to create a hole;

(ii) drilling the hole using at least two additional drills of different diameters that have ends for connection to a surgical motor; and

(iii) expanding the hole using one or more atraumatic bone osteotomes of progressive diameters engaged with one of a motor-driven connector or a manual driven-connector;

wherein each drilling of step (ii) is alternated with the expanding of step (iii) and steps (ii) and (iii) are performed one or more times to define a cavity to house the implant;

the starter drill comprises a quadrangular-section drilling end that is shorter in length and smaller in section than the osteotomes,

that pierces the hardest outer layer of the bone, and an end for engagement to a surgical motor;

the osteotomes each have an apical end followed by a threaded conical section and a threaded cylindrical section, with the threaded cylindrical section capped by an adjustment area in which connectors are engaged; and

the connectors are either a first connector for motor-driven operation or a second connector for manual-drive operation of the osteotomes which has a different cross-sectional shape than that of the first connector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 21, 2012
From: ANITUA ALDECOA, EDUARDO
To: BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE, I MAS D, S.L.
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Priority Claims (2)
ES 200202006 · Sep 2, 2002 · national
ES 200202646 · Nov 18, 2002 · national
Continuity (2)
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