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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2007
Applicant:
Daniel L. Martin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel L. Martin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Syntorr, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7208 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1778 (2013.01); A61B 17/7233 (2013.01); A61B 17/8625 (2013.01); A61B 17/8605 (2013.01); A61B 17/8645 (2013.01); A61B 17/1728 (2013.01); A61B 17/1717 (2013.01); A61B 17/8635 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flexible bone screw for insertion into the intramedullary cavity of a fractured bone facilitates enduring fixation of the fracture. The flexible bone screw includes a substantially smooth shaft and a threaded portion positioned at one end of the shaft, wherein the outer diameter of the threaded portion is greater than the shaft diameter and the length of the threaded portion is about 20% of the overall length of the flexible bone screw or less.