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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Hai H. Trieu, Cordova, TN (US);
Jon Carl Serbousek, Memphis, TN (US);
Michael S. Veldman, Memphis, TN (US);
Hai H. Trieu, Cordova, TN (US);
Jon Carl Serbousek, Memphis, TN (US);
Michael S. Veldman, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Surgical fasteners that combine mechanical and osteogenic means of fixation to maximize in vivo stability and long-term performance. The fastener generally includes a head and a shaft. The fastener is fenestrated and includes a channel that leads into one or more openings along the shaft. Bone void filling materials is delivered through the channel to the shaft to improve anchoring. In one embodiment, the osteogenic means comprise a coating applied to the fastener to improve bony apposition. The fastener with combined mechanical and osteogenic means provides initial, immediate anchoring and long term anchoring.