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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2017
Smed-ta/td, Llc, Columbia City, IN (US);
Gregory C. Stalcup, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Troy D. Knapp, Alachua, FL (US);
Travis Geels, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
SMed-TA/TD, LLC, Columbia City, IN (US);
Abstract
An orthopedic screw includes a main body having a torqueing end, an inner chamber formed therein, and at least two mating features separated by a separation gap, the separation gap extending into the inner chamber, at least one of the at least two mating features having a first tapered portion with an increasing width and a second tapered portion with a decreasing width; and a support member removably placed in the inner chamber of the main body and having a support portion at least partially filling the separation gap between the at least two mating features.