KR102005916B1 - Support for supporting dental implant in container and the container having the support - Google Patents

Abstract

A support for a dental implant supporting a dental implant in a storage container and a storage container for a dental implant having the support are disclosed.
The support (30; 40) includes a main frame (31; 41), a mounting portion (32, 33; 42, 43) for mounting the main frame in the interior of the accommodation container, And may include resiliently deformable contacts 35 (45) in contact with the lower end of the implant.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dental implant support for supporting a dental implant in a storage container and a storage container for a dental implant having the support,

The present invention relates to a dental implant, for example, a support capable of stably supporting a fixture in a storage container, and a storage container having the support.

Implant refers to a replacement that restores the lost human tissue. In the dentist, a fixture is implanted in the alveolar bone that has been removed from the natural root to replace the root (root) of the lost tooth, To restore the original function of the tooth.

Such dental implants can be classified into various types according to the method of bonding the artificial teeth and the root teeth. Among them, screw type implants are used as screw type binding forces. Conventional screw type implant systems (implant assemblies) consist of fixtures, abutments and prostheses.

The fixture is immersed in the alveolar bone and serves to fix the entire implant system, and is made of titanium or the like having excellent biocompatibility for fusion with the human bone tissue. The abutment is attached to the fixture and serves to fix and support the prosthesis. Prostheses are made in the form of teeth through processes such as impression making, work modeling, lead-making, burial and recalling processes.

The implant system constructed as described above generally includes a fixture implanting step as an implant substructure, an impression taking and work modeling step, a lead forming and an inner pipe casting step, a prosthesis forming step, a cement cement to the prosthesis.

1 shows an example of an implant assembly. The implant assembly shown in Fig. 1 includes a fixture 1 immobilized on an alveolar bone, a abutment 3 coupled to the fixture 1, and an abutment 3 fixed to the fixture 1 by the abutment 3 And a prosthesis (not shown). The connection between the abutment 3 and the fixture 1 is achieved by a screw connection between the female thread 2 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the fixture 1 and the male thread 4 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower end of the abutment 3 .

Another example of an implant assembly is shown in Fig. The implant assembly shown in Fig. 2 comprises a fixture 1A to be inserted into an alveolar bone, a abutment 6 to be engaged with the fixture 1A, and an abutment 6 to be fixed to the fixture 1A by this abutment 6 And a prosthesis (not shown). The abutment 6 can be fixed to the fixture 1A by an abutment screw 8 passing through the abutment.

In this way, dental implants can have various shapes. In order to perform dental implants, various sizes and shapes of components should be prepared according to the patient's oral condition.

On the other hand, each component of the dental implant must be stored and handled hygienically before being placed in the mouth of the patient, and thus housed in a suitably sized storage container.

However, since the dental implants have various sizes and shapes as described above, the storage containers are also made to have various shapes and sizes to accommodate dental implants having different shapes and sizes.

Accordingly, it takes a lot of cost and effort to manufacture the respective storage containers having various shapes and sizes, and there is also a problem that it is troublesome to store the dental implant in the storage container of the corresponding shape and size.

Registration Utility Model Bulletin No. 20-0441072 (issued on July 21, 2008) Published Patent Application No. 10-2010-0034371 (published on April 01, 2010) Patent Registration No. 10-1688931 (issued on Jan. 02, 2017)

(Not shown) to be inserted into the female screw portion 2 formed in the fixture 1 as shown in Fig. 3 to accommodate the dental implant, for example, a fixture, The engaging member 20 having the piece 22 can be used. 3, the main body of the storage container is not shown.

The engaging member 20 may include an elastic piece 22 which is inserted into the fixture 1 and is elastically deformed by abutting against the female thread 2 to thereby suspend the fixture by an elastic force. The engaging member 20 is formed on the side opposite to the elastic piece 22 and includes a grip portion 24 that can be gripped by a practitioner when the fixture 1 is pulled out from the container, A retaining portion 26 for holding the engaging member 20 against the upper end of the fixture 1 and a resilient piece 22 abutting against the upper end of the fixture 1 so as to be inserted into the fixture 1 (Not shown).

The fixture 1 can be supported even when the length of the fixture 1 is varied in various ways by hanging the fixture 1 with the engaging member 20 thus formed.

However, when the fixture 1 is supported only by the elastic force of the resilient piece 22, the fixture 1 may be detached during storage or transportation. In order to solve this problem, as shown in Fig. 4, a support (not shown) which is disposed below the engaging member 20 inside the storage container and functions to support the fixture 1 suspended from the engaging member 20 from below, .

As shown in FIG. 4, when the fixture 1 is supported by the engaging member and the support member in the up and down directions, the accommodating container can be manufactured regardless of the size of the fixture, and the fixture 1 is detached However, there still remains a problem that the shape of the support must be adjusted to the size of the fixture.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a dental implant having various shapes and sizes, for example, a support having a deformable support portion which can be deformed so as to be adjustable in angle in order to stably support the fixture in a storage container And a storage container having the support.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a support for a dental implant for supporting a dental implant in a storage container, the support comprising: a main frame; A mounting portion for mounting the main frame inside the storage container; A contact portion extending from the main frame and elastically deformable in contact with the lower end of the dental implant; A support for a dental implant can be provided.

The contact portion may be formed by folding at least one step.

Alternatively, the contact portion may have a rounded curved shape.

The contact portion may be bent at a connection portion between the main frame and the contact portion. At this time, the connection angle formed by the contact portion with the main frame may be an acute angle, a right angle, or an obtuse angle.

Alternatively, the connecting portion between the main frame and the contact portion may have a rounded shape without having a bent shape.

The contact portion may be formed to extend more than one from the main frame.

The mounting portion includes an upper mounting portion formed at an upper end of the main frame so as to be mounted on an upper portion of the storage container and a lower mounting portion formed at a lower end of the main frame so as to be mounted on a bottom portion of the storage container can do.

The contact portion may include a first contact portion bent and extended from the main frame, a second contact portion bent and extended from the first contact portion, and a third contact portion bent and extended from the second contact portion. Wherein an angle between the first contact portion and the main frame is smaller than an angle between the second contact portion and the main frame, and an angle between the second contact portion and the main frame is smaller than an angle between the third contact portion and the main frame, It can have a value smaller than the angle between frames.

The respective angles between the first to third contact portions and the main frame may be an acute angle, a right angle or an obtuse angle, respectively.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage container for a dental implant for storing a dental implant, the storage container comprising: a coupling member coupled to an upper portion of the storage container so as to support the dental implant; A support for a dental implant installed inside the storage container to support the dental implant from below; . ≪ / RTI > The support may include a main frame, a mounting portion for mounting the main frame in the interior of the accommodation container, and a resiliently deformable contact portion extending from the main frame and contacting the lower end of the dental implant.

The engaging member may have an elastic piece inserted into the dental implant and capable of elastically contacting the inner surface of the dental implant.

According to the present invention, there can be provided a support having a support for supporting a dental implant, for example, a deformable support which can be deformed so as to be adjustable in angle according to the size of the fixture, and a storage container having the support.

As a result, according to the present invention, the support mounted in the container can be deformed to fit the dimensions of a dental implant, for example, a fixture, so that a dental implant having various shapes and sizes Thereby making it possible to stably support the implant for use in the storage container.

1 is a side view showing an example of a dental implant assembly according to the prior art.
2 is a side view showing another example of a dental implant assembly according to the prior art.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a coupling member capable of supporting a dental implant to support the dental implant is supported.
FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a storage container having a coupling member capable of supporting a dental implant suspended thereon and a support capable of supporting the dental implant from below, wherein (a) (B) shows a state in which a dental implant is received in and supported by a coupling member and a support in a storage container.
5 is a perspective view showing a storage container for storing a dental implant using a support according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing a support body which is mounted in the storage container shown in Fig. 5 and accommodates and supports the dental implant in the storage container; Fig.
Fig. 7 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the action of the support of the present invention, which can be modified in accordance with the size and shape of the dental implant.
8 is a perspective view of a support for supporting a dental implant in a storage container according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a support and a storage container for a dental implant according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG.

5, the storage container 10 of the dental implant according to an embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the upper part of the storage container so that the dental implant, for example, the fixture 1 can be suspended A joining member 20 to be joined and a support 30 provided inside the storage container so as to support the dental implant, for example, the fixture 1 underneath.

Although the storage container 10 is shown as having a substantially cylindrical shape in Fig. 5, the shape of the storage container 10 may be variously changed, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The storage container 10 may have an internal space formed therein so as to accommodate the dental implant, for example, the fixture 1. In the upper portion of the storage container 10, an opening through which the dental implant can pass may be formed, and the opening may be configured to be closed by the engaging member 20 or be closed by a cover member .

The fixture 1 can be supported by the support body 30 by being housed in the storage container 10 although the fixture 1 is described as an example of a dental implant stored in the storage container 10. [ But is not limited to. The shape of the fixture 1 is not limited to that shown in the drawings.

As described above with reference to FIG. 3, the engaging member 20 is inserted into a female screw portion 2 formed inside the fixture 1 for accommodating a dental implant, for example, a fixture, It may have an inner surface of the implant, that is, an elastic piece 22 capable of coming into contact with the female thread portion 2. [

3, the engaging member 20 is inserted into the fixture 1 to be elastically deformed by abutting against the female thread 2, thereby elastically deforming the fixture 1 by the resilient force 22). The engaging member 20 is formed on the side opposite to the elastic piece 22 and has a grip portion 24 that can be gripped by a practitioner when the fixture 1 is pulled out from the container, A holding portion 26 for holding the engaging member 20 against the fixture 1 and a resilient piece 22 that abuts against the upper end of the fixture 1 to prevent insertion of the resilient piece 22 into the fixture 1 And may include a step portion 28 having a stepped portion.

The coupling member 20 shown in Fig. 5 can have the same shape as that shown in Fig. 3, and if the dental implant, for example, the fixture 1 can be suspended by the elastic force of the elastic piece 22 It may have a shape different from that shown in Fig. That is, the shape of the engaging member 20 does not limit the present invention.

6 and 7, a support 30 of a dental implant according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main frame 31, a main frame 31, And a contact portion 35 extending from the main frame 31 and elastically deformable in contact with the lower end of the fixture 1. [

The dental implant support 30 may be made of metal or plastic. The main frame 31 of the support 30 may be arranged to extend in the vertical direction inside the storage container 10 and may have a length substantially corresponding to the depth of the inner space formed inside the storage container 10 Lt; / RTI > For reinforcing the strength of the main frame 31, reinforcing portions 31a may be formed on both edges of the main frame 31. [ The reinforcing portion 31a may be formed by bending both edge portions extending up and down along the longitudinal direction of the main frame 31 by approximately 90 degrees.

The upper end mounting portion 32 and the lower end mounting portion 33 may be respectively formed at the upper end and the lower end of the main frame 31 so that the support body 30 can be stably positioned inside the accommodating container 10. The upper mounting portion 32 can be mounted on the upper portion inside the storage container 10 and the lower mounting portion 33 can be mounted on the bottom portion inside the storage container 10. The upper mounting portion 32 and the lower mounting portion 33 are mounted on the upper and lower surfaces of the storage container 10 so that the support 30 can stably stay in the storage container 10 without staggering or moving .

The upper mounting portion 32 may include a horizontal portion that is bent at approximately 90 degrees from the upper edge of the main frame 31 and extends in the horizontal direction and a vertical portion that extends upwardly from the distal end of the horizontal portion .

The lower end mounting portion 33 includes a horizontal portion bent substantially 90 degrees from the lower edge of the main frame 31 and extending in the horizontal direction and a vertical portion bent downward at approximately 90 degrees from the distal end of the horizontal portion .

The upper end mounting portion 32 and the lower end mounting portion 33 are each shown to have a bent shape in order to be mounted on the storage container 10. However, if the upper end mounting portion 32 and the lower end mounting portion 33 can stably maintain the support 30 in the storage container 10, The shape of the mounting portion 32 and the bottom mounting portion 33 can be modified to have various shapes other than those shown in the drawings.

The contact portion 35 has elasticity so that an angle formed between the contact portion 35 and the main frame 31 can be changed. 6 and 7, the contact portion 35 includes a first contact portion 35a which is bent and extended from the main frame 31 and has an angle of about 65 degrees with respect to the main frame 31, A second contact portion 35b extending from the first contact portion 35a and extending from the second contact portion 35b and having an angle of about 85 degrees with respect to the main frame 31, And a third contact portion 35c having an angle of approximately 115 degrees with respect to the first contact portion 35c.

The angles formed by the first, second and third contact portions 35a, 35b and 35c, that is, 65 degrees, 85 degrees, and 115 degrees are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The angle value may be changed at design time in consideration of the approximate length range of a plurality of fixtures having different lengths to be stored in the storage container.

According to the illustrated contact portion 35, the angles between the first and second contact portions 35a and 35b and the main frame 31 form an acute angle, and in the case of the third contact portion 35c, 31 are illustrated as having an obtuse angle. However, the contact portion 35 may be formed such that the first to third contact portions 35a, 35b, 35c are formed to have an acute angle with respect to the main frame, or any one of the first to third contact portions 35a, 35b, May be formed to be perpendicular to the main frame. The contact portion 35 may be formed so that only the first contact portion 35a is formed at an acute angle with respect to the main frame and the second and third contact portions 35b and 35c are formed at an obtuse angle with the main frame have.

6 and 7 may have an acute angle (hereinafter referred to as " connection angle ") between the main frame 31 and the main frame 31, for example, 65 However, the connection angle may be a right angle or an obtuse angle. Furthermore, the connecting portion between the main frame 31 and the contact portion 35 does not have a bent shape and can have a rounded curved shape.

As shown in Fig. 7, according to the support 30 of the dental implant according to the embodiment of the present invention, when supporting a dental implant, for example, a fixture having a different size and shape from each other, 35 are deformed, it becomes possible to stably support the fixture at the bottom.

In Fig. 7, the leftmost untouched contact portion 35 is shown. In the center of Fig. 7, the contact portion 35 is slightly deformed and the state in which the fixture is in contact with the second contact portion 35b In FIG. 7, the contact portion 35 is relatively largely deformed at the far right, and the fixture is in contact with the third contact portion 35c. The horizontal line L is displayed on the basis of the contact portion 35 which is not deformed so that the degree of deformation in Fig. 7 can be visually confirmed more clearly.

The contact portions 35 of the support 30 shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 are formed to be bent in three stages, but the contact portions 35 can be deformed to be bent into one, two, or four or more stages.

8 shows a perspective view of a support for supporting a dental implant in a storage container according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.

The support 40 shown in Fig. 8 differs from the support 30 shown in Figs. 5 to 7 in that the contact portion 45 has a rounded arc shape, not a bent shape Otherwise, it can be configured identically.

8, the support 40 of the dental implant according to the modified embodiment of the present invention comprises a main frame 41 and a main frame 41 which is arranged inside the accommodation container 10 And a contact portion 45 extending from the main frame 41 and elastically deformable in contact with the lower end of the fixture 1. The contact portion 45 may be formed of a flexible material.

For reinforcing the strength of the main frame 41, reinforcing portions 41a may be formed on both edges of the main frame 41. [

The upper end mounting portion 42 and the lower end mounting portion 43 may be respectively formed at the upper end and the lower end of the main frame 41 so that the support body 40 can be stably positioned inside the accommodating container 10.

The contact portion 45 may have a curved shape with a constant curvature and have elasticity so that an angle formed between the contact portion 45 and the main frame 41 can be changed.

On the other hand, although not shown, according to another modification of the present invention, one or more contact portions can be formed. 5 to 8 show an example in which one contact portion is elastically deformable from the main frame. However, two or more contact portions narrower in width than the contact portions 35 and 45 shown in Figs. 5 to 8 As shown in FIG. The contact portion may be formed at the center portion in the width direction of the main frames 31 and 41 or may be formed at both of the edge portions in the width direction of the main frames 31 and 41 It is possible. It may also be formed at the central portion and the edge portion in the width direction of the main frames 31 and 41, respectively. Further, the contact portions may be deformed so as to extend from the reinforcing portions 31a, 41a of the main frames 31, 41.

According to another modification of the present invention, the contact portions 35 and 45 shown in Figs. 5 to 8 may be deformed to be concave, as opposed to being convexly protruded upward.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described, but should be determined by the equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims that follow.

1: Fixture as a dental implant
10: storage container
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30, 40: Support (of dental implant)
31, 41: main frame
31a, 41a:
32, 42: Upper mounting portion
33, 43: Lower mounting part
35, 45:

Claims (11)

1. A support for a dental implant for supporting a dental implant in a containment container,
A main frame;
A mounting portion for mounting the main frame inside the storage container;
A contact portion extending from the main frame and elastically deformable in contact with the lower end of the dental implant;
≪ / RTI > The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the contact portion is formed by bending at least one step. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the abutment portion has a rounded curved shape. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the contact portion is formed by bending at a connection portion between the main frame and the contact portion,
Wherein the connection angle of the contact portion with the main frame is an acute angle or a right angle or an obtuse angle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the connecting portion between the main frame and the contact portion has a rounded shape without a bent shape. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the contact portion is formed to extend at least one from the main frame. The method according to claim 1,
The mounting portion includes an upper mounting portion formed at an upper end of the main frame so as to be mounted on an upper portion of the storage container and a lower mounting portion formed at a lower end of the main frame so as to be mounted on a bottom portion of the storage container A support for a dental implant. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the contact portion includes a first contact portion bent and extended from the main frame, a second contact portion bent and extended from the first contact portion, and a third contact portion bent and extended from the second contact portion,
Wherein an angle between the first contact portion and the main frame is smaller than an angle between the second contact portion and the main frame,
Wherein the angle between the second contact portion and the main frame has a smaller value than the angle between the third contact portion and the main frame. The method of claim 8,
Wherein each of the angles between the first to third contact portions and the main frame is an acute angle or a right angle or an obtuse angle, respectively. A storage container for a dental implant for storing a dental implant,
A coupling member coupled to an upper portion of the storage container so as to support the dental implant in a suspended state;
A support for a dental implant installed inside the storage container to support the dental implant from below; / RTI >
Wherein the support comprises:
A main frame,
A mounting portion for mounting the main frame inside the housing container,
And a resiliently deformable contact portion extending from the main frame and contacting the lower end of the dental implant. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the engaging member has an elastic piece inserted into the inside of the dental implant and capable of resiliently contacting the inner surface of the dental implant.

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