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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventors:
Chris Ramsay, West Wareham, MA (US);
Joseph Peterson, South Dartmouth, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medos International Sarl, Le Locle, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7085 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/8635 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02);
Abstract
Various bone screws configured to be implanted into bone and methods of use are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a bone screw is provided with an elongate shank having at least two threads thereon, and having a distal facing surface with at least two cutting edges. The cutting edges can be configured to cut bone as the bone screw is rotated into bone, thereby forming a path for the threads.