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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2024
Microport Orthopedics Holdings Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Michael D. Hollandsworth, Millington, TN (US);
Fred W. Bowman, Germantown, TN (US);
Michael L. Brooks, Brighton, TN (US);
MICROPORT ORTHOPEDIC HOLDINGS, INC., Arlington, TN (US);
Abstract
A medical device connection mechanism, related assemblies and systems comprising generally: a first medical device having: a protrusion, the protrusion including a proximal end and a distal end distally disposed from the proximal end along a height of a body of the protrusion, the body of the protrusion comprising an interrupted threaded portion disposed closer to the distal end than the proximal end; and a second medical device having: an interior sidewall, the interior sidewall defining a hole extending into the second medical device, a discontinuous threaded portion disposed within the hole, the discontinuous threaded portion defining a threadless channel extending along a discontinuous threaded portion height, and the discontinuous threaded portion configured to receive the interrupted threaded portion of the protrusion of the first medical device through the threadless channel.
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