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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Exsomed Holding Company, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Lloyd P. Champagne, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jozef Zoldos, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
ExsoMed Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8645 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/8615 (2013.01); A61B 17/8635 (2013.01); A61B 17/8897 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for stabilizing a broken bone while it heals is disclosed. The device preferably has a (a) first (or proximal) section with a driving head, threads and a first diameter, and (b) second (or distal) section that is threaded and has a second diameter. The first section is preferably greater in diameter than the second section so that greater torque can be applied to tighten the device. The device may include one or more self-tapping structures to lessen the torque required to screw it into a bone.