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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
Yan Yevmenenko, West Chester, PA (US);
Walter Pistoia, Biel, CH;
Andre Frenk, Brittnau, CH;
Florian Beutter, Solothurn, CH;
Franco Cicoira, Selzach, CH;
Yan Yevmenenko, West Chester, PA (US);
Walter Pistoia, Biel, CH;
Andre Frenk, Brittnau, CH;
Florian Beutter, Solothurn, CH;
Franco Cicoira, Selzach, CH;
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method is for implanting Bone Screw: screwing into a threaded bore in a distal portion of Implantation Instrument a rear threaded portion of Screw having a front threaded portion separated from the rear portion by an unthreaded middle portion, Screw including a central bore hole therethrough dimensioned to accommodate a guide wire; inserting the wire into a first target portion of bone; inserting Instrument over the wire such that the front threaded portion is adjacent to the first target portion; rotating Instrument to insert the front threaded portion into the first target portion while a locking component is engaged to prevent rotation of Screw relative to Instrument; and rotating Screw with the tool to drive Screw further into the first target portion to a desired depth and out of engagement with Instrument while the component is disengaged to permit rotation of Screw relative to Instrument.