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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dietmar Pennig, 50935, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; F16B / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411389 ; 411397 ; 411410 ; 411413 ; 606 65 ; 606 73 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a screw for fixing an intramedullary nail in position. An external thread on the screw shank is provided over only a part of the length of the shank. The screw head is provided with an external thread having a direction of helical advance which is opposite the direction of helical advance of the screw-shank thread.