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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dietmar Pennig, 50935 Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16B / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
411413 ; 411397 ; 606 73 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a headed screw for fixing an intramedullary nail in position. An external thread on the screw shank is provided over all, or a part of spaced parts, 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.