US5064425A — Anchoring member for anchorage in bone tissue

Claim 1

Independent Claim 230 words

An elongated generally cylindrical body member adapted for permanent anchoring of its lower end into bone tissue and constructed to support an attached device such as a tooth at its upper end, said body member having; (a) an external screw thread formed in its outer generally cylindrical surface; (b) at least one cavity defined therein adjacent its lower end, each said cavity forming at its intersection with said screw thread at least one cutting edge for self-tapping as said body member is screwed into the bone tissue; (c) said at least one cavity defining a total volume within the outer surface of said body member sufficient to retain all the bone tissue material which is removed as a result of the self-tapping operation; and (d) said generally cylindrical body member having a closed, imperforate bottom end and said at least one cavity stopping short of the lowermost end of said body member so as to maintain the bottom end of said body member imperforate; whereby the screwing of said body member into a pre-formed receiving aperture formed into said bone tissue causes the resulting particles of bone tissue to collect in said at least one cavity, thereby promoting the securing of said body member into said aperture, while the bottom of said receiving aperture remains free of said bone particles because of the closed imperforate bottom end of said member.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 230 words

An elongated generally cylindrical body member adapted for permanent anchoring of its lower end into bone tissue and constructed to support an attached device such as a tooth at its upper end, said body member having; (a) an external screw thread formed in its outer generally cylindrical surface; (b) at least one cavity defined therein adjacent its lower end, each said cavity forming at its intersection with said screw thread at least one cutting edge for self-tapping as said body member is screwed into the bone tissue; (c) said at least one cavity defining a total volume within the outer surface of said body member sufficient to retain all the bone tissue material which is removed as a result of the self-tapping operation; and (d) said generally cylindrical body member having a closed, imperforate bottom end and said at least one cavity stopping short of the lowermost end of said body member so as to maintain the bottom end of said body member imperforate; whereby the screwing of said body member into a pre-formed receiving aperture formed into said bone tissue causes the resulting particles of bone tissue to collect in said at least one cavity, thereby promoting the securing of said body member into said aperture, while the bottom of said receiving aperture remains free of said bone particles because of the closed imperforate bottom end of said member.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 15 words

A body member according to claim 1, wherein said body member is made of titanium.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 23 words

A body member according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of discrete cavities are distributed symmetrically about the periphery of said body member.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 42 words

A body member according to claim 1, wherein said at least one cavity is formed by at least one through hole in said body member, said through hole having its longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said body member.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 50 words

A body member according to claim 1, wherein said cavity is formed by two through holes extending through said body member, the longitudinal axes of said two through holes being perpendicular to each other and to the longitudinal axis of said body member, whereby said cavity has a cruciform cross-section.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 26 words

A body member according to claim 5, wherein each said through hole has a longitudinal section defined by two straight, parallel edges in the longitudinal direction.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 21 words

A body member according to claim 6, wherein said edges are substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said body member.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 24 words

A body member according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of discrete cavities are provided distributed symmetrically about the periphery of said body member.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 33 words

A body member according to claim 8, wherein each said cavity is defined by a plane cutting surface having a positive cutting angle and a concave clearance surface perpendicular to said cutting surface.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 21 words

A body member according to claim 9, wherein three said discrete cavities are distributed symmetrically about the periphery of said body.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 27 words

A body member according to claim 10, wherein a lower portion of said body member in which said cavities are distributed is made as a solid member.

Claim 13

Independent Claim 223 words

A device adapted for permanent anchoring of its lower end into bone tissue and constructed to support an attached device such as a tooth at its upper end, said device comprising: (a) an elongated, generally cylindrical body member having a closed bottom end portion defining an imperforate forward surface; (b) an external screw thread formed in the outer surface of said body member; (c) at least one cavity defined therein adjacent its bottom end, each said cavity forming at its intersection with said screw thread at least one cutting edge for self-tapping as said body member is screwed into the bone tissue; (d) said at least one cavity defining a total volume within the outer surface of said body member sufficient to retain all the bone tissue material which is removed as a result of the self-tapping operation; (e) said at least one cavity stopping short of the lowermost end of said body member; (f) whereby the screwing of said body member into a preformed receiving aperture formed into said bone tissue causes the resulting particles of bone tissue to collect in said at least one cavity, thereby promoting the securing of said body member into said aperture, while the bottom of said receiving aperture remains free of said bone particles because of said closed, imperforate bottom end of said cylindrical body member.

Claim 14

Independent Claim 223 words

A device adapted for permanent anchoring of its lower end into bone tissue and constructed to support an attached device such as a tooth at its upper end, said device comprising: (a) an elongated, generally cylindrical body member having a closed bottom end portion defining an imperforate forward surface; (b) an external screw thread formed in the outer surface of said body member; (c) at least one cavity defined therein adjacent its bottom end, each said cavity forming at its intersection with said screw thread at least one cutting edge for self-tapping as said body member is screwed into the bone tissue; (d) said at least one cavity defining a total volume within the outer surface of said body member sufficient to retain all the bone tissue material which is removed as a result of the self-tapping operation; (e) said at least one cavity stopping short of the lowermost end of said body member; (f) whereby the screwing of said body member into a preformed receiving aperture formed into said bone tissue causes the resulting particles of bone tissue to collect in said at least one cavity, thereby promoting the securing of said body member into said aperture, while the bottom of said receiving aperture remains free of said bone particles because of said closed, imperforate bottom end of said cylindrical body member.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1994-11-11	1995-05-13	1995-11-12	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1998-11-11	1999-05-13	1999-11-12	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2002-11-11	2003-05-13	2003-11-12	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Anchoring member for anchorage in bone tissue

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