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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2023
Applicant:
Arthrex, Inc., Naples, FL (US);
Inventors:
Stephanie Anne Bare, Naples, FL (US);
Christopher Kreulen, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
ARTHREX, INC., Naples, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8014 (2013.01); A61B 17/8057 (2013.01); A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical screw according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a shaft portion that extends between a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft portion including a first thread having a variable pitch and a head portion extending from the proximal end of the shaft portion. The head portion includes a second thread having a pitch that is equal to a pitch of at least a portion of the variable pitch.