US Patent Issued to NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES on March 31 for "Dental implant with indexing surfaces having a friction-reducing coating" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,983, issued on March 31, was assigned to NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG (Kloten, Switzerland).

"Dental implant with indexing surfaces having a friction-reducing coating" was invented by Holger Zipprich (Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a connection between a post part provided for being screwed into the jawbone and an associated superstructure part to which a dental prosthesis can be fastened. The connection between the post part and the superstructure part has a rotational self-centering action, wherein at least one of the surfaces provided for this purpose has a friction-minimiz...