ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,352, issued on May 20, was assigned to Full Arch Solutions LLC (Apex, N.C.).
"Omni-directional multi-unit abutment dental systems" was invented by Brandon Dale Kofford (Apex, N.C.) and Charles Albert Rudisill (Apex, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-unit abutments aligning dental implants and a prosthesis with copings have a base for implant attachment with a ball and swivel shell at least partially surrounding the ball. The swivel shell is preferentially inelastically deformed to make contact at or above and below the equator of the ball. The forming process restricts motion to swiveling action when a predetermined torque th...