CONELOG PROGRESSIVE-LINE Surgical procedures

36 CONELOG ® PROGRESSIVE-LINE IMPLANT REMOVAL ADAPTER FOR IMPLANTS / PREDETERMINED BREAKING POINT OF THE INSERTION POSTS If the torque or bending moment are too high when screwing in the implant, the insertion post snaps off at the pre-defined breaking point. This protects the inner configuration of the implant. This ensures that the inner configuration of the implant is not damaged and that the fracture fragment of the post can be removed with forceps as a single piece from the implant. If the predetermined breaking point snaps, the fractured piece must be secured with a thread prior to removal to avoid aspiration. The following two situations may occur: A: If snapping at the predetermined breaking point occurs at the same time as final positioning of the implant, the fragment of the insertion post is extracted as described above, and the procedure can be continued as planned. The cover screw or a healing cap is inserted into the implant, or it is already fitted with a prosthetic component. B: If the implant is not in the final position when the pre-defined breaking point snaps, the implant must be removed as described in the following, and the reason for snapping investigated. The removal adapter is used to unscrew the implant after the predetermined breaking point of the insertion post has snapped. To do this, remove the fragment and place the removal adapter on the broken insertion post in the implant. Insert the insertion tool into the removal adapter and unscrew the implant counter-clockwise using the initially blocked torque wrench. CONELOG ® Removal adapters for all diameters Pre-determined breaking point of the insertion posts NOTE Both fragments of the insertion post, the removal adapter as well as the implant are not attached to each other, which is why all elements must be secured against aspiration. The CONELOG ® Removal adapters should only be used for the explantation of non-osseointegrated implants. SURGICAL PROCEDURE