Patents Assigned to Neodontics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4599085
    Abstract: A bone implant member for bone, joint, as well as dental prostheses, bone connecting elements such as bone screws and splints, which consists of a mechanically stable carrier material compatible (biocompatible) with bone tissue and of bioactive calcium phosphate ceramic, in particular tri- and tetracalcium phosphate, as well as a process for the production of such an implant member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: Neodontics, Inc.
    Inventors: Guido Riess, Albert Geiger
  • Patent number: 4379694
    Abstract: A dental implant having a core member formed of a gingiva-compatible metal for mounting a dental superstructure in the shape of a tooth crown; a fastening element for dental bridges or the like, wherein the core member is connected with a tissue-compatible biostable polymer matrix which contains reabsorbable, bioreactive sintered calcium phosphate. The core member is constructed from a metal plate flat in cross-section and conformed with the implant shape and which is provided with apertures, wherein the polymer matrix is a covering encompassing the metal plate on all sides thereof and is constituted of a biostable polymer material and reabsorbable finely-divided, sintered calcium phosphate, and in which the apertures are filled with reabsorbable sintered calcium phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1983
    Assignee: Neodontics, Inc.
    Inventor: Guido Riess