History of Bicon SHORT® Implants
THE BICON DESIGN is driven by simplicity. A cornerstone of its simplicity is SHORT® Implants. When the Bicon system was first introduced in 1985, its 8.0mm length implants were considered quite short—most other implants were at least 12-14mm and sometimes 18-20mm long! Since then, the natural progression of Bicon’s design philosophy has resulted in 5.0mm, 5.7mm, and 6.0mm SHORT® Implants, all with proven clinical success.
1968: Thomas Driskell, Inventor of the Bicon System
Tom Driskell begins his implant design research which enables the routine use of short implant lengths.
1985: Bicon Implant Design
Bicon’s implant system is introduced, including highly successful 8.0mm length implants which were considered short at the time.
1997: 6.0 x 5.7mm Implant
Clinical studies begin for the shortest implant available on the market today: Bicon’s 5.7mm SHORT® Implant.
5.0 x 8.0mm implant is introduced and receives FDA clearance.
2000: 4.5 x 8.0mm Implant
4.5 x 8.0mm implant is introduced and receives FDA clearance.
2002: 6.0 x 5.7mm SHORT® Implant
6.0 x 5.7mm SHORT® Implant is introduced and receives FDA clearance
2004: 5.0 x 6.0mm SHORT® Implant
5.0 x 6.0mm SHORT® Implant is introduced and receives FDA clearance.
2006: 4.5 x 6.0mm SHORT® Implant
4.5 x 6.0mm SHORT® Implant is introduced and receives FDA clearance.
2008: New SHORT® Implants
6.0 x 5.0mm SHORT® Implant is introduced and receives
FDA clearance.
5.0 x 5.0mm SHORT® Implant is introduced and receives
FDA clearance.
2011: Since 1985
26-year anniversary of 8.0mm lengths.
14-year anniversary of 5.7mm lengths.
