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Patent No.:

US 11504172 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2019

Variable stiffness hammertoe k-wire and methods for use

Applicant:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Inventors:

Chris Powell, Naples, FL (US);

Matthew Fonte, Concord, MA (US);

Robert Devaney, Auburndale, MA (US);

Paul Fein, Maynard, MA (US);

Vincent Weaver, Sudbury, MA (US);

Assignee:

Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);

Attorney:

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Primary Examiner:

Kevin T Truong

Assistant Examiner:

Tracy L Kamikawa

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/84 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61F 2/4225 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00946 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4228 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising a wire having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A first portion of the wire including the first end comprises a malleable region that is configured to remain deformed after bending, and a second portion of the wire including the second end comprises a superelastic region that is configured to return to a straight configuration after bending.

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Powell, Chris. (2022). Variable stiffness hammertoe k-wire and methods for use (U.S. Patent No. 11504172). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11504172

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