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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventor:
Manfred Wieland, Kiel, DE;
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/685 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/7283 (2013.01); A61B 17/846 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end cap is provided comprising a head with a tool engagement portion and a shaft with a tip, wherein the shaft comprises a threaded conical portion starting from the tip and extending in a direction to the head. The thread may be provided with a constant pitch, i.e. with a constant distance between the turns of the thread.