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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2022
Rtg Scientific, Llc, Austin, TX (US);
Mary Sinnott, Logan, UT (US);
Andrew Fauth, North Logan, UT (US);
RTG SCIENTIFIC, LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A compression fastener may include a shaft and a helical thread disposed about the shaft. The shaft may include a proximal end, a distal end, a proximal shaft portion, and a distal shaft portion. The helical thread may include at least one concave undercut surface and a plurality of pitches that may include at least one first pitch along the proximal shaft portion and at least one second pitch along the distal shaft portion. The at least one concave undercut surface may be angled towards one of the proximal end and the distal end of the shaft, and the at least one first pitch and the at least one second pitch may not be equal to each other.