Dental tap
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The evenly dashed broken lines in the drawings illustrate the portions of the design that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dot-dash broken line in the drawings defines the bounds of the claim. None of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.
The dental tap is used to make a threaded opening in bone to receive a dental implant.
Claims
The ornamental design for a dental tap, as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 24, 2011
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 2013
Assignee: Southern Implants (Pty) Ltd (Centurion)
Inventors: Andrew Ackermann (Sandton), Graham Alan Blackbeard (Irene)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/404,645