A decade of patented implant innovation.
Behind every VP Innovato product is protected technology. The register below covers eight patent families first filed between 2014 and 2023, with twenty granted patents in Europe, the United States, South Korea, Brazil, Australia, Israel, South Africa and Greece, and further applications pending.
- Patent families
- 8
- Granted patents
- 20
- Jurisdictions
- 8
- First filing
- 2014
The patent register
Every family in the portfolio, in order of first filing. Each one feeds directly into the products clinicians use today.
Custom Implant Abutments, Impression Posts and Their Molds
First filed 2014 · Cervico
The founding Cervico inventions: molds for fabricating customizable implant abutments and impression posts chairside, straight and inclined, in varying sizes.
Granted in Greece (GR 1008855, GR 1008861), Europe (EP 3 154 470, validated in Spain and Cyprus), the United States (US 10,136,974 and US 11,116,613) and South Korea (KR 10-2302292).
Dental Tools System and Method
First filed 2016 · Platform instruments
A system of dental instruments, including a tissue punch, supporting implant-site preparation and the wider implant workflow.
Granted in the United States (US 10,420,632), Europe (EP 3 474 772, validated in Spain and Cyprus) and Brazil (BR 11 2018 076928).
Dental Abutment Core and Method for Manufacturing a Dental Abutment
First filed 2017 · Cervico
An abutment-core architecture and manufacturing method underpinning the fabrication of custom dental abutments.
Granted in Europe (EP 3 672 518, validated in Cyprus) and the United States (US 11,446,122).
Scan Posts System and Method
First filed 2018 · Digital workflow
Scan posts that carry the customized emergence profile into intraoral scanning and digital prosthetic workflows.
Granted in Greece (GR 1009730).
Socket Grafting Plugs System and Use
First filed 2019 · Platform instruments
A system of plugs for preserving and grafting the post-extraction socket ahead of implant placement.
Granted in Greece (GR 1009799).
Scan Post System and Method, second generation
First filed 2020 · Digital workflow
The digital scan-post system behind one-abutment-one-time workflows, protected across eight jurisdictions.
Granted in Europe (EP 4 161 436), the United States (US 12,343,236), Australia (AU 2021283392), Israel (IL 298609) and South Africa (ZA 2022/13012); applications pending in South Korea and Brazil.
Dental Irrigator and Method of Use
First filed 2021 · Platform instruments
An irrigation device and method of use for oral surgical and peri-implant care.
Granted in Greece (GR 1010587); applications pending in Europe (EP 4 408 341) and the United States.
Intermediate Abutment for Prosthesis Installation
First filed 2023 · iCervico
The foundation of iCervico: an intermediate abutment supporting prosthetic work in one-abutment-one-time protocols.
Granted in Greece (GR 1010564); application pending in Europe (EP 4 712 901).
Greece · Europe (EP) · United States · South Korea · Brazil · Australia · Israel · South Africa · PCT International
The science behind the systems
Selected peer-reviewed work by our co-founder and clinical collaborators on the implant supracrestal complex, the biology every VPI system is designed to respect.
The Implant Supracrestal Complex and Its Significance for Long-Term Successful Clinical Outcomes
Mattheos N, Vergoullis I, Janda M, Miseli A. The International Journal of Prosthodontics, 34(1):88–100.
Clinical Advances in Implant Transmucosal Contouring for Single Implant Sites: Prosthetic and Biologic Considerations
Pelekanos S, Vergoullis I. The International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry, 43(3):301–310.
Implant Supracrestal Complex Conditioning Through the “X Technique” to Achieve an Enhanced Muco-Cervical Imprint
Miselli A, Bernotti AL, Moreno-Garcés P, Vergoullis I, Sánchez-Ramírez C. Revista Científica Odontológica, 13(2):e246.
Supracrestal Complex Prosthetic Modification and Topical Oxygen Therapy for Peri-implant Mucositis Resolution in an Infrapositioned Implant
Leventis M, Mitsika I, Vergoullis I, Valavanis K. Cureus, 17(8):e90181.
Open to the right partners
We license and co-develop selectively. For a detailed view of a specific patent family, or to discuss licensing and partnership, our team will respond personally.