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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Roger P. Jackson, Prairie Village, KS (US);
Inventors:
Roger P. Jackson, Prairie Village, KS (US);
James L. Surber, Kansas City, KS (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/683 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7052 (2013.01); A61B 2090/037 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method for securing an elongate rod to a spinal fixation structure having a receiver and a threaded closure. The method includes providing the elongate rod, the receiver, and the closure. The closure includes a thread form having a stab flank, a loading flank, an outer crest surface with a crest height, and a root surface. The thread form also includes a base height that is greater than the crest height.