Patents by Inventor Dirkjoachim Drews

Dirkjoachim Drews has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8579628
    Abstract: An arrangement including an instrument for the insertion of a dental implant including a template placeable on a bone or surrounding tissue. The template, or a first sleeve arranged within the template, includes a through-recess, through which the instrument can be guided. The arrangement enables exact alignment and guidance of the instrument and easy handling. A second sleeve that is axially displaceable on the instrument is provided, and axially fixed in a base position through automatically releasable connecting elements with predetermined retaining force such that when the retaining force is exceeded, the connecting elements can be automatically released and the second sleeve can be axially displaced. The instrument, together with the axially fixed second sleeve, can be inserted in the continuous recess and is aligned in the template via the outer surface of the second sleeve, the surface being configured relative to the inner surface of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Friadent GmbH
    Inventors: Dirkjoachim Drews, Frank Obermeier, Dietrich Wolf
  • Publication number: 20100062389
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement comprising an instrument for the preparation or execution of the insertion of an implant, particularly dental implant, comprising a template, which can be placed on a bone or the tissue surrounding said bone, particularly mucous membrane. The template, or a first sleeve arranged within the template, comprises a through-recess, through which the instrument can be guided at least partially. The arrangement is to be refined in order to provide exact alignment and guidance of the instrument and easy handling. For this purpose, it is proposed to arrange a second sleeve that is axially displaceable on the instrument. Said sleeve is axially fixed in a base position by means of automatically releasable connecting elements with predetermined retaining force such that when the retaining force is exceeded, the connecting elements can be automatically released and the second sleeve can be axially displaced on the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: Dirkjoachim Drews, Frank Obermeier, Dietrich Wolf