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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 25, 2024
Applicant:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);

Inventors:

Eric Howard Ledet, Schenectady, NY (US);

Kate Ronin, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Erin Mahoney, New Hartford, CT (US);

Sydney Breaux, Fairfax, VA (US);

Ryleigh Greenwald, Piscataway, NJ (US);

Garrett Volley, Glenwood, MD (US);

Derek Nelson, Troy, NY (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); F16B 35/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); F16B 35/048 (2013.01);
Abstract

Implantable screws, implants, and systems that provide load-sharing while assisting with stabilization of the spine. The implantable screws including a proximal section, a distal section, and a middle section with two members coupling the proximal section and the distal section. The implantable screws may be used by applying a physiological load onto the first implantable screw and the second implantable screw to flex a middle section of each implantable screw and displace a proximal section relative to a distal section of each implantable screw.


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