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Anchoring member

Assignee: Nobel Biocare AB
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Filing: 1992-08-27
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Granted: 1993-12-14
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Expires: 2012-08-27
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Abstract

Abstract A screw-shaped titanium anchoring member for permanent anchorage in bone tissue, specifically permanent anchorage of artificial teeth or tooth bridges in the jaw-bone, comprises at least one cavity located at the forward tip of the screw, the edges of the at least one cavity on the outer threaded cylindrical surface forming cutting tooth with cutting edge to provide self-tapping when the anchoring member is screwed into a bored hole in the bone tissue and the total volume of the at least one cavity being adapted to contain the scraped-off bone tissue material. The anchoring member on the outer cylindrical surface of the cutting tooth, a short distance behind its cutting edge, is provided with a clearance surface defined on the outer surface of the anchoring member, which when seen in a cross-section through the cutting part of the anchoring member, is slightly bevelled a short distance behind the threaded cutting edge.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lars Jorneus
  • 👤 Anders Boss

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 01:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C8/00; A61C8/0018; A61C8/0022

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 146 words
A screw-shaped titanium anchoring member having a forward lip for permanent anchorage in bone tissue, specifically permanent anchorage of artificial teeth or tooth bridges in the jaw-bone, comprising at least one cavity located on the forward tip of the screw-shaped member, the edges of said at least one cavity on an outer threaded cylindrical surface forming a cutting portion having a cutting tooth with a cutting edge to provide self-tapping when the anchoring member is screwed into a bored hole in the bone tissue and the total volume of said at least one cavity being adapted to contain scraped-off bone tissue material wherein said cutting edge is provided with a clearance surface defined on the outer surface of the anchoring member, which when seen in a cross-section through a cutting part of the anchoring member, is slightly bevelled a short distance behind said threaded cutting edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 146 words
A screw-shaped titanium anchoring member having a forward lip for permanent anchorage in bone tissue, specifically permanent anchorage of artificial teeth or tooth bridges in the jaw-bone, comprising at least one cavity located on the forward tip of the screw-shaped member, the edges of said at least one cavity on an outer threaded cylindrical surface forming a cutting portion having a cutting tooth with a cutting edge to provide self-tapping when the anchoring member is screwed into a bored hole in the bone tissue and the total volume of said at least one cavity being adapted to contain scraped-off bone tissue material wherein said cutting edge is provided with a clearance surface defined on the outer surface of the anchoring member, which when seen in a cross-section through a cutting part of the anchoring member, is slightly bevelled a short distance behind said threaded cutting edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
Anchoring member according to claim 1 wherein the clearance surface is a planar surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
Anchoring member according to claim 1 wherein said tip is a conical tip having a cone angle of 15°-40°, and wherein said at least one cavity as well as said clearance surface extend down into said conical tip.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 42 words
Anchoring member according to claim 3 wherein an upper threaded portion of the member forms a non-cutting portion and the thread diameter of the non-cutting portion of the member is less than the thread diameter of the cutting portion of the member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 29 words
Anchoring member according to claim 1 wherein three cutting edges and three clearance surfaces are symmetrically distributed about the periphery of the outer cylindrical surface of the anchoring member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 150 words
A screw-shaped titanium anchoring member for permanent anchorage in bone tissue, comprising: a plurality of cavities located at the forward tip of the member, the edge of each cavity on an outer threaded cylindrical surface of the anchoring member forming a cutting tooth with a cutting edge to provide self-tapping when the anchoring member is screwed into a bored hole in the bone tissue, the total volume of tissue material, wherein the anchoring member on the outer threaded cylindrical surface, a short distance behind each said cutting edge of each said cutting tooth is provided with a clearance surface which, when seen in a cross-section through a cutting part of the anchoring member, is slightly bevelled a short distance behind its respective threaded cutting edge and whereby a distance from the center to the periphery of the anchoring member is larger at each cutting edge than at each clearance surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 150 words
A screw-shaped titanium anchoring member for permanent anchorage in bone tissue, comprising: a plurality of cavities located at the forward tip of the member, the edge of each cavity on an outer threaded cylindrical surface of the anchoring member forming a cutting tooth with a cutting edge to provide self-tapping when the anchoring member is screwed into a bored hole in the bone tissue, the total volume of tissue material, wherein the anchoring member on the outer threaded cylindrical surface, a short distance behind each said cutting edge of each said cutting tooth is provided with a clearance surface which, when seen in a cross-section through a cutting part of the anchoring member, is slightly bevelled a short distance behind its respective threaded cutting edge and whereby a distance from the center to the periphery of the anchoring member is larger at each cutting edge than at each clearance surface.

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