ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,816, issued on May 27, was assigned to DAGHER INSTITUTE INC. (Hawkesbury, Canada).
"Flexible abutment for use with dental implant" was invented by Mazen Dagher (L'Orignal, Canada) and Craig A. Elliott (Ottawa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An abutment for use in combination with a dental prosthesis and a dental implant configured for implantation in an osseous structure is provided. The abutment comprises an abutment wall comprising a flexural region comprising a shoulder portion and an abutment recess located below the shoulder portion when the abutment is in an upright position. The flexural region is configured to enable at least ...