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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Derek S. Lewis, Copley, OH (US);
Amanda M. Martin, Norton, OH (US);
James P. Price, Stow, OH (US);
Michael A. Zwolinski, Parma Heights, OH (US);
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Derek S. Lewis, Copley, OH (US);
Amanda M. Martin, Norton, OH (US);
James P. Price, Stow, OH (US);
Michael A. Zwolinski, Parma Heights, OH (US);
David B. Kay, Akron, OH (US);
Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc., Medina, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention comprises an implant having a first end section and a second end section, where the first end has a cancellous thread for implantation in a first section of bone and the second end includes expansion slots and barbs or wings, that that resist movement out of a second section of bone. These anchors expand outwardly when a rigid wire, such as a k-wire is fed through a central cannulation in the implant and either the wire expands in diameter or the cannulation decreases in diameter. The implant also includes a collar intermediate to the first and second section which includes one or more surfaces to allow the first section to be screwed into a first bone section.