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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Ronald J. Choinski, Fort Myers Beach, FL (US);
Thomas E. Trumble, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/867 (2013.01);
Abstract
A locking cap for a fracture fixation system may include a cap body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. An external thread extends around at least a portion of the cap body. A passage extends inside the cap body from the distal end toward the proximal end. An internal thread extends about a periphery of the passage along at least a portion of a length of the passage.