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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Stryker European Operations Holdings Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erika Corbin, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Lori Dombrowski, Elmwood Park, NJ (US);
Charles L. Bush, Jr., Wayne, NJ (US);
Paul R. Rochette, Stanhope, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC, Portage, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7037 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fastener configured for spinal applications includes a head having a channel adapted to receive a spinal rod and a shaft extending from the head to a distal tip and having a thread, at least a portion of the thread being serrated. The serrated portion of the thread includes peaks and troughs and can extend along about 35 percent of a length of the thread.