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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2021
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Newton H. Metcalf, Memphis, TN (US);
Arjun Siby Kurian, Memphis, TN (US);
Nicholas Benson, Collierville, TN (US);
Chris E. Johnson, Germantown, TN (US);
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments pertaining to a medical construct are disclosed. The medical construct may include a set screw extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal portion and a distal portion, for example. In various embodiments, the set screw may have an outside thread form and an interior socket, for example. In various embodiments, the socket may extend parallel to the longitudinal axis and have a circular lower surface, for example. In various embodiments, a first strain gauge, a second strain gauge, a third strain gauge, a fourth strain gauge, and a fifth strain gauge may be provided. In at least some embodiments, each of the first, second, third, and fourth strain gauges may be symmetrically disposed with respect to the lower surface, for example. Additionally, in at least some embodiments, the fifth strain gauge is disposed within a center portion of the lower surface, for example.