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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey A Bassett, Vista, CA (US);
Jeffrey D Lueschen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Calcitek Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433174 ; 606 73 ;
Abstract
A self-tapping implant for implantation into bone. The implant includes multiple flutes disposed around its tapping end. Each flute includes three separate concave cavities working in conjunction to tap the bone. A first cavity provides a primary cutting edge; a second cavity provides a repository for bone chips; and a third cavity provides both cutting and storing of bone.