US Patent Issued to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University on May 26 for "Dental implant-retained device and methods of fabricating thereof" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,138, issued on May 26, was assigned to Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

"Dental implant-retained device and methods of fabricating thereof" was invented by Abdulmohsen Alsalman (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) and Ahmad Maniallah Al-Thobity (Dammam, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental implant-retained record base device and methods of fabricating thereof are provided, and a method for obtaining an interocclusal record. The method involves inserting an impression post into a dental implant in a partially-dentate patient and capturing a dental impression to obtain a dental cast inclusive of the impre...