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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2011
Mary Mccombs, Lakeland, TN (US);
Aaron C. Smith, Arlington, TN (US);
James A. Nunley, Durham, NC (US);
Mary McCombs, Lakeland, TN (US);
Aaron C. Smith, Arlington, TN (US);
James A. Nunley, Durham, NC (US);
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Abstract
A set of screws sized and configured for fixing a Jones fracture in a fifth metatarsal bone of a patient by preserving a bone thread path. Each screw has a low profile head on a trailing end, a thread portion on a leading portion, and a smooth shank portion between the head portion and the thread portion. A first screw has a thread major diameter of between about 4.4-4.6 mm, a second screw a thread major diameter of between about 5.4-5.6 mm, and a third screw a thread major diameter of between about 6.4-6.6 mm. The thread portion of all the screws in the set has a set of identical thread profile characteristics comprising a pitch, a leading edge angle, a trailing edge angle, a leading edge radius, a trailing edge radius, and a land. Each screw size is provided in various preferred lengths.