Mount for holding and releasing dental implant components

Mount for holding and releasing dental implant components
United States Patent Application 20030224326
Kind Code A1
Day, Thomas ; et al. December 4, 2003
Inventors: Day, Thomas; (Carlsbad, CA) ; Bassett, Jeff; (Vista, CA)
Correspondence Name and Address: Attention: Kenneth S. Barrow
Centerpulse USA Inc.
12 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000
Houston
TX
77046
US
Serial No.: 372364
Series Code: 10
Filed: February 21, 2003
Abstract
A mount for holding and releasing dental implant components. The mount has a generally cylindrical body with a capture formed in the body. The capture includes an opening that is deformable between two positions. In a first position, a dental component is frictionally captured or engaged in the opening. In a second position, the dental component is released or disengaged as the opening deforms.