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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Glw, Inc., Waxhaw, NC (US);
Inventors:
Peter Wapner, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Charles Wapner, Washington, DC (US);
Stefan Voelzow, Mönkeberg, DE;
Axel Cremer, Fahrenkrug, DE;
Assignee:
GLW, Inc., Waxhaw, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/8886 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to medical devices and methods of manufacturing medical devices. An orthopedic screw includes a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a longitudinal axis. A distal thread on an external surface of the shaft extends around the longitudinal axis. A head portion includes a series of cutting teeth that lie on a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. A distal tip portion defines a cutting edge.