Patents Assigned to Medentika GmbH
  • Patent number: 12167952
    Abstract: An abutment for holding a dental prosthesis to a jaw implant, having: an apical section detachably fastening the abutment to the jaw implant, the apical section being structured along a first central axis; a coronal section detachably fastening the dental prosthesis to the abutment, the coronal section being structured along a second central axis, wherein the second central axis extends at an angle to the first central axis; and an indexing element in a shell surface of the coronal section specifying an orientation of a display element that is coupleable to the coronal section for a digital scanning operation, based on an orientation of the first central axis. A display element coupling to an abutment coronal section, and displaying a position and orientation of the abutment for a digital scanning operation, a tooth model system having an abutment and a display element, and a method producing a dental prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: MEDENTIKA GMBH
    Inventor: Frank Fix
  • Patent number: 11426263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding system having a holding device (1) and an abutment blank (6), to a method for retaining and machining an abutment blank (6), and to a holding device (1) for retaining an abutment blank (6) having an implant interface (8) and a retainer segment (7) spaced apart from the implant interface (8), comprising a recess (3) in a basic body (2) for forming a frame having interior contact surfaces. One of the contact surfaces is spaced apart from the opposite contact surface such that a processing space (30) is formed, into which the abutment blank (6) to be machined extends. One of the contact surfaces has at least one retaining receptacle (5), which preferably is a tapped blind hole, and which corresponds to the retainer segment (7), preferably in a friction-locking manner, such that the retainer segment (7) of the abutment blank (6) is retained in the retaining receptacle (5) in a rotationally secure manner and is oriented in a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Medentika GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Fix
  • Publication number: 20200214809
    Abstract: An abutment for holding a dental prosthesis to a jaw implant, having: an apical section detachably fastening the abutment to the jaw implant, the apical section being structured along a first central axis; a coronal section detachably fastening the dental prosthesis to the abutment, the coronal section being structured along a second central axis, wherein the second central axis extends at an angle to the first central axis; and an indexing element in a shell surface of the coronal section specifying an orientation of a display element that is coupleable to the coronal section for a digital scanning operation, based on an orientation of the first central axis. A display element coupling to an abutment coronal section, and displaying a position and orientation of the abutment for a digital scanning operation, a tooth model system having an abutment and a display element, and a method producing a dental prosthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: MEDENTIKA GMBH
    Inventor: Frank FIX
  • Patent number: 10070947
    Abstract: A lab analog for insertion into a cavity of a printed model and for accommodating an abutment comprises an essentially cylindrical base body that extends along a longitudinal axis, a first centering section for centering the lab analog in the cavity of the printed model, the first centering section adjoining the base body in the coronal direction, a second centering section for centering the lab analog in the cavity of the printed model, the second centering section adjoining the base body in the apical direction, restraining elements for restraining the lab analog in the longitudinal direction, and at least one fixing element to fix the lab analog against rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Medentika GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Fix
  • Publication number: 20160262858
    Abstract: A lab analog for insertion into a cavity of a printed model and for accommodating an abutment comprises an essentially cylindrical base body that extends along a longitudinal axis, a first centering section for centering the lab analog in the cavity of the printed model, the first centering section adjoining the base body in the coronal direction, a second centering section for centering the lab analog in the cavity of the printed model, the second centering section adjoining the base body in the apical direction, restraining elements for restraining the lab analog in the longitudinal direction, and at least one fixing element to fix the lab analog against rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Medentika GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Fix
  • Publication number: 20160193020
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holding system having a holding device (1) and an abutment blank (6), to a method for retaining and machining an abutment blank (6), and to a holding device (1) for retaining an abutment blank (6) having an implant interface (8) and a retainer segment (7) spaced apart from the implant interface (8), comprising a recess (3) in a basic body (2) for forming a frame having interior contact surfaces. One of the contact surfaces is spaced apart from the opposite contact surface such that a processing space (30) is formed, into which the abutment blank (6) to be machined extends. One of the contact surfaces has at least one retaining receptacle (5), which preferably is a tapped blind hole, and which corresponds to the retainer segment (7), preferably in a friction-locking manner, such that the retainer segment (7) of the abutment blank (6) is retained in the retaining receptacle (5) in a rotationally secure manner and is oriented in a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Medentika GmbH
    Inventor: Frank Fix