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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Stryker European Holdings I, Llc, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stryker European Holdings I, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/863 (2013.01); A61B 17/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone fastener for use in orthopedic surgery for fixing an implant to bone has a threaded or unthreaded shaft configured to engage bone and a head having a thread on an outer surface to engage the implant. The thread on the head of the fastener has a profile in cross section that includes peaks with a curved shape.