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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Justin J. May, Leesburg, IN (US);
Andrew J. Steiner, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Justin J. May, Leesburg, IN (US);
Andrew J. Steiner, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1642 (2013.01); A61B 17/1655 (2013.01); A61B 17/1668 (2013.01); A61B 17/744 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for threading a curved hole and inserting a threaded, flexible implant into the same. A threaded, flexible implant, which includes a flexible shaft and external thread, is provided to facilitate fixation in a curved, threaded hole. The threaded, flexible implant has a variable thread pitch from the concave to the convex surface thereof, and the curved, threaded hole has corresponding thread pitches.