ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,970, issued on March 31, was assigned to Journey Dental Lab LLC (Saint Charles, Mo.).
"Surgical guide with mating connectors" was invented by Michael Jon Lasky II (Saint Louis, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental implant surgical guide assembly includes a first arcuate guide defining sockets and a second arcuate guide having protrusions. The protrusions are mated to the sockets and the protrusions are longitudinally aligned with the sockets. The surgical guide assembly has a secure, close-to friction-fit with mating connectors having a particular geometry, simplifying the overall guide design."
The patent was filed on Sept....