US Patent Issued to BIOMET 3I on Sept. 16 for "Dental implant having tapered threaded surface with installation enhancement features" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,844, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to BIOMET 3I LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.).

"Dental implant having tapered threaded surface with installation enhancement features" was invented by Dan P. Rogers (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) and Zachary B. Suttin (West Palm Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental implant with a specialized thread arrangement is disclosed. The dental implant includes a cylindrical upper section and a tapered lower section coupled to the cylindrical upper section. A helical thread is located on the exterior surface of the cylindrical upper section and the tapered lower section. A path is defined by the ...