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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2016
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Robert Sixto, Miami, FL (US);
Juergen A Kortenbach, Miami Springs, FL (US);
Elizabeth Perepezko, Warsaw, IN (US);
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Various systems, devices, and methods for improved bone fixation are disclosed. The system includes a bone plate and a plurality of variable angle screws. The bone plate comprises titanium and the variable angle screws comprise a TiMo alloy treated to have a hardness of at least 35 HRC. A method of manufacturing an implant is also disclosed. The method includes machining the TiMo alloy having a first hardness value and a first % elongation to form an implant; heat treating, quenching, and aging the bone fastener to have a second hardness value that can be greater than the first hardness value and a second % elongation that can be both less than the first % elongation and greater than about 3% elongation.