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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2019
Ortho Solutions Holdings Limited, Lakewood, CO (US);
Geoff Lai, Lakewood, CO (US);
Kevin Stamp, Chapeltown Sheffield, GB;
Dustin Ducharme, Littleton, CO (US);
Andrew Leither, Akron, OH (US);
ORTHO SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS LIMITED, Lakewood, CO (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an orthopedic implant system comprising an implant including a threaded aperture which receives either a first non-locking bone fastener or a second threaded variable axis locking fastener. The threaded aperture includes interruptions to form sections having a thread segment. The variable axis locking fastener has a threaded head configured to cause the threads to wedge against the female threads of the aperture as the fastener is tightened into the aperture in an off-axis orientation. In a further embodiment, the aperture includes a concentric annular groove to form flexible threaded tines.