ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,194, issued on Feb. 10.
"Dental abutment insert extraction and insertion tool" was invented by Judson Murray (Farmers Branch, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for dental prosthetic insert insertion and removal and system providing a tool and intuitive method directed to extraction and replacement of a low insertion force, securely fixed, easily manipulated and highly robust dental inserts for an implantable overdenture abutment prosthetic. Said dental insert placement and replacement tool offers an apparatus for consumer-based, individualized patient-based extraction and insertion of a "snaps" or dental inserts structure...