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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Curax Scientific, Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
Gary J. Schmidt, St. Louis, MO (US);
A. Jamie Riley, St. Louis, MO (US);
Amod P. Paranjpe, Augusta, MO (US);
Gene Zamba, Valencia, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 17/888 (2013.01); A61B 17/8615 (2013.01); A61B 17/8645 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reinforced cannulated screw assembly includes a cannulated screw and a reinforcing rod coupled to the cannulated screw. The cannulated screw includes a channel formed therethrough that is defined by an inner wall having at least one set of grooves formed therein. The reinforcing rod is configured for insertion into the channel. The reinforcing rod includes a set of protrusions configured to engage the at least one set of grooves.