Sulzer Dental and Atlantis Components Enter Worldwide Marketing Agreement

    June 3, 2002
    Sulzer Dental to provide worldwide distribution of Atlantis Abutments.

    Sulzer Dental Inc., a division of Centerpulse (Sulzer Medica), and Atlantis Components Inc., the developer of computer designed, patient-specific abutments, announced that the two companies have entered into an agreement in which Sulzer Dental will provide worldwide distribution of Atlantis Abutments. Under this multi-year agreement, Sulzer Dental will be the exclusive distributor for abutments with their patented Spline(r) and tapered friction-fit implant interfaces and a non-exclusive distributor for other Atlantis Abutments.

    Using a patented process invented by Prosthodontist Dr. Julian Osorio, Atlantis employs 3D optical scanning, automated design software and integrated machining to generate individualized abutments. The Atlantis restorative solution can provide a more anatomically correct abutment earlier in the healing cycle, thereby creating a more esthetic and potentially faster solution for the patient. "Advanced esthetics and immediacy are growing trends in the dental implant industry. The Atlantis opportunity provides Sulzer Dental with an efficient entry into the mass customisation market", says Steven Hanson, President of Sulzer Dental. Sulzer Dental will immediately begin preparations for the launch of this technology this summer.

    Regarding the relationship, James G. Hannoosh, Ph.D., Atlantis' CEO, states, "there is a good strategic fit between Sulzer Dental and Atlantis and I am pleased to add this valuable distribution channel to our existing sales model. Both companies share the vision regarding the role of the Atlantis technology in simplifying implant restorations - Atlantis offers the technological platform and Sulzer Dental the sales and marketing expertise."

    "The combinationIof Sulzer's implant platformsEwith patient-specificIrestorations supplied byUAtlantis is the next logicalEprogression in the continuedAevolution of implantIdentistry", according toUDr. Scott D. Ganz, a notedIlecturer on dental implantsIand restorations. HeUadds, "Atlantis provides aIsimple, yet elegant, solutionEthat benefits both theUnovice and expert clinicianUthrough unparalleled accuracyAand consistency."U