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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2019
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Mirko Rocci, Bettlach, CH;
This Aebi, Grenchen, CH;
Joel Oberli, Niederdorf, CH;
Johanna F. Menze, Zürich, CH;
Said Ghammar, Zuchwil, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A variable angle bone screw includes a first portion and a second portion that is separate from the first portion and configured to be attached to the first portion. The first portion defines at least a portion up to an entirety of the threaded head of the variable angle bone screw. The second portion defines at least a portion up to an entirety of the threaded shaft of the variable angle bone screw. The threaded head can have a first material hardness, and the threaded shaft can have a second material hardness that is less than the first material hardness.