CAPPED, GUIDED DENTAL IMPLANT SHIELD

Abstract

A guided dental implant shield having an implant connector piece where the implant is positioned and an inner shield where the implant connector piece is placed in such a way to grasp the implant, an outer shield with monolithic structure which moves by sliding on the inner shield and guides it at an angle inside the cavity opening to the jawbone, and which has an angled part at its lower end, and a cap which is positioned under the outer shield in such a way to isolate the implant inside the shields.

Claims

1. A guided implant shield intended to be used for placing an implant to the jawbone, comprising an implant connector piece where the implant is positioned and an inner shield where said implant connector piece is placed in such a way to grasp the implant, further comprising an outer shield with a monolithic structure which moves by sliding on said inner shield and guide it at an angle inside the cavity opening to the jawbone and which comprises an angled part at its lower end, and a cap which is positioned under said outer shield in such a way to isolate the implant inside the shields.

2. The guided implant shield according to claim 1, wherein said outer shield comprises a breaking line in order to allow an angled section to separate from the outer shield.

3. The guided implant shield OM-according to claim 1, comprising a seal in order to support the motion between said inner shield and the outer shield.

4. The guided implant shield OM-according to claim 1, comprising a handle configured on the mentioned cap.

5. The guided implant shield according to claim 1, wherein said angled section is configured at different angles based on the angle of the outer shield with respect to the jawbone.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] FIG. 1 is an exploded cross-section view of the guided implant shield of the invention.

[0026] FIG. 2 is another exploded cross-section view of the guided implant shield of the invention.

[0027] FIG. 3 is a general exploded view of the guided implant shield of the invention.

[0028] FIG. 4 is an assembled cross-section view of the guided implant shield of the invention.

[0029] FIG. 5 is an overview of the outer shield of the guided implant shield of the invention.

[0030] FIG. 6 is a general exploded view of the guided implant shield cap of the invention.

[0031] Drawings do not necessarily have to be scaled, and details that are not necessary to understand the current invention may have been omitted. Furthermore, elements that are at least largely identical, or at least have largely identical functions, are denoted by the same number.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCES

[0032] 10 Guided Implant Shield [0033] 11 Outer Shield [0034] 111 Angled Section [0035] 112 Breaking Line [0036] 12 Inner Shield [0037] 121 Seal [0038] 13 Implant Connector Piece [0039] 14 Cap [0040] 141 Handle

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0041] In the herein detailed description, the capped, guided implant shield (10) of the invention is described only for a better understanding of the subject matter, without posing any limitations.

[0042] Guided implant shield (10) is essentially used to place the implant in the cavity opened in the jawbone without contamination and at the desired angle. With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the guided implant shield (10), cross-section views of which are shown, essentially comprises an outer shield (11); an inner shield (12) on which the mentioned outer shield (11) moves by sliding; an implant connector piece (13) where the implant is placed, having a design based on the implant to be used and a cap (14) introduced below the outer shield (11) in order to limit the guided implant shield (10) (FIG. 4).

[0043] As can be seen in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, there is an angled section (111) which provides a guiding feature at the lower end of the outer shield (11) monolithically with an angle with respect to the outer shield (11). The said angled section (111) allows the outer shield (11) to be placed at the desired angle into the jawbone during the procedure of guiding the implant. The angled section (111) can be configured in different degrees according to the angle of the outer shield (11) with respect to the jawbone. Thereby, in cases where the implant cannot be placed on a straight axis to the jawbone or adjacent anatomical formations, a healthy performance of the implantation process is ensured, eliminating additional costs and labor. The angled section (111) can be separated from the outer shield (11) by a point breaking line (112) configured on the outer shield (11). In cases where the angled placement of the implant is not necessary, the outer shield (11) is used by breaking the angled section (111) is separated by breaking through the break line (112).

[0044] The seal (121) is provided on the inner shield (12). The mentioned seal (121) allows the outer shield (11) to move gradually over the inner shield (12) as the implant settles into the bone. The implant connector piece (13) where the implant is placed is also grasped by the inner shield (12). The implant connector piece (13) allows the implant to be inserted into the jawbone with an implant wrench, while at the same time maintaining the relationship between the inner shield (12) and the outer shield (11) with the implant.

[0045] The aforementioned cap (14), which is shown in FIG. 6, ensures that the implant adapted to the implant attachment (13) is isolated within the inner shield (12) and outer shield (11). The cap (14) is important for treatments where specific implants are used with special hydrophilic fluids to reduce the duration required for the implants to hold on to the bone. By using a cap (14), it is possible to prevent the fluid on the implant from losing its effectiveness by contacting the surfaces without requiring an extra storage mechanism. A handle (141) is introduced on the cap (14). After the implant is placed in the jawbone, the cap (14) is removed from the by holding it from aforementioned handle (141) with a dental probe. Thus, the implant is positioned on the jawbone with minimal contact, protecting the specially designed surface.

[0046] In the placement of the implant to the bone with the guided implant shield (10), first the implant connector piece (13) is positioned on the implant. The dental implant is placed in the cavity on the jawbone by rotating it with the help of an implant wrench. At this stage, the outer shield (11), the inner shield (12) and the implant connector piece (13) slide over each other and close and assemble on the implant connector piece (13). Thereby, during the placement of the implant to the jawbone, the desired angled orientation can be carried out by cutting the contact of the implant with the outside environment by means of the inner shield (12) and the outer shield (11).

[0047] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the number of shields that prevent the contact of the implant with the outside environment is configured to be 2. When necessary, number of nested shields can be changed. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the outer shield (11) and the inner shield (12) are preferably made of transparent acrylic material. This allows the physician to see and position the dental implant comfortably during the operation. In addition, the guided implant shield (10), made of acrylic material, is low cost and can be attached to the implant during the sterile packaging of each implant and used as a disposable.