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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
May. 19, 2023
Life Spine, Inc., Huntley, IL (US);
David T. Mehl, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Ali H. Mesiwala, Claremont, CA (US);
Life Spine, Inc., Huntley, IL (US);
Abstract
A bone screw implant comprising a bone screw and a sleeve. The bone screw includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a cannula extending from the first end to the second end, an externally treaded portion provided between the first end and the second end, and at least one cutting flute. The at least one cutting flute extending from the first end toward the second end, where the cutting flute comprises at least one window extending through the cutting flute and in communication with the cannula. The sleeve comprising a cylindrical body portion extending about the second end of the bone screw, and a plurality of projections extending from the cylindrical body portion configured to engage bone as the bone screw is threadingly advanced.