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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2023
John F. Krumme, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Karl Krumme, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
John F. Krumme, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Karl Krumme, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for orthopedic uses, such as treating and compressing a broken bone. An implantable device may be provided with an elongate body, a head region, a bone engagement part such as an anchor region or threads, a dynamic compression portion in either a first axially compact configuration or a second axially elongated configuration and configured to transform between the first axially compact configuration and the second axially elongated configuration, and a sleeve slidably located over the dynamic compression portion and configured to inhibit the dynamic compression portion from expanding radially outward.