ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,353, issued on May 20, was assigned to BIOMET 3I LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).
"Dental implant with coded upper surface" was invented by Ross W Towse (San Marcos, Calif.) and Zachary B. Suttin (Jupiter, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental implant for insertion into bone within a patient's mouth comprises a body and a scannable code. The body includes a bone-engaging exterior surface, an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with an abutment, and an upper region. The upper region includes an upper surface for engaging the abutment. The scannable code on the upper surface provides information concerning the den...