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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Inventor:
Wilson Theophilo Asfora, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Assignee:
ASFORA IP, LLC, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/1615 (2013.01); A61B 17/1637 (2013.01); A61B 17/17 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 17/3472 (2013.01); A61B 17/7055 (2013.01); A61B 17/861 (2013.01); A61B 17/8811 (2013.01); A61F 2/30988 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/922 (2013.01); A61B 2090/033 (2016.02); A61B 2090/062 (2016.02); A61F 2002/30995 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques for joint fusion are described, including a screw comprising a head having a partially flat surface and an opening for receiving a screwdriver tip, the head able to fit within a drill guide, a tip having another opening, a shaft extending from the head to the tip, the shaft having a plurality of holes and a thread on an external surface of the shaft, and a cannula within the shaft extending from the opening to the another opening.