Denture attachment system
CA 2612734 C · Owner: Universite De Montreal · Inventors: Piccard, Gilbert; Tache, Richard; Archambault, Andre
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A denture attachment system (10) comprises an implant member (12) adapted to be secured in a mandible (B) such that a head (20) of the implant member (12) projects out of the mandible (B). A locking mechanism (14) is adapted to be received in a denture (A) so as to cooperate with the implant member (12) to releasably secure the denture (A) to the implant member (12). The locking mechanism (14) has a receptacle (50,51) for receiving the head (20) of the implant member (12). A locking member (60,61) is movable between a locking position in which the locking member blocks an access out of the receptacle (50,51) by opposing a surface complementary to the shape of the head (20) of the …
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- Filed June 21, 2005 and granted March 5, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 21, 2025.
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