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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Dale A. Tempco, Germantown, TN (US);
Rodney Ray Ballard, Lakeland, TN (US);
Keith E. Miller, Germantown, TN (US);
William Alan Rezach, Covington, TN (US);
Assignee:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/7059 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 17/7001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone screw comprises a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a minor diameter. The shaft including a core having an angled surface relative to the axis. The angled surface extending from the minor diameter adjacent a proximal portion of the shaft to a distal portion of the shaft, and a wall disposed about the angled surface. The wall including at least one thread having an external thread form. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.