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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Adriaan J. Kuyler, Germantown, TN (US);
Anthony J. Melkent, Germantown, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01);
Abstract
A retention system includes a first member having an inner surface defining a first thread form. The first thread form includes a first stage having a first pitch and a second stage having a second pitch that is greater than the first pitch. A second member includes a shaft and a neck. The shaft includes an outer surface defining a second thread form configured to engage the first thread form to lock the second member with the first member. The neck includes a smooth unthreaded section. Methods of use are disclosed.