Dental attachment assembly cap and method of use

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9452030
APP PUB NO 20150351876A1
SERIAL NO

14715475

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A dental attachment assembly and method anchors a dental appliance with an implant and has an abutment member attached to the implant, a retention member in releasable snap engagement with the abutment member, and a cap secured in a recess of the dental appliance and in releasable swivel engagement with the retention member to position and secure the dental appliance onto the implant. The cap includes a cavity with a rounded, concave inner surface which engages with the retention member, an interior top surface of the cavity with a concave recess extending radially along an outer periphery of the interior top surface of the cavity to allow for rotation of the retention member within the cap. A central portion of the interior top surface of the cavity surrounded by the concave recess therefore protrudes vertically into the cavity to minimize vertical displacement of the retention member as it rotates.

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ZEST IP HOLDINGS LLC2061 WINERIDGE PLACE ESCONDIDO CA 92029

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Allen, Richard Robert Oceanside, US 14 77
Gervais, Christopher Michael San Marcos, US 13 75

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