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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Francis McCormick, Memphis, TN (US);
Jessica Lauren Shemwell, Drummonds, TN (US);
Assignee:
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/7291 (2013.01); A61F 2/42 (2013.01); A61F 2/4225 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant includes an elongate threaded portion defining a first central longitudinal axis and a groove. The groove defines a second longitudinal central axis that extends in the same direction as the first central longitudinal axis. A blade portion extends from the elongate threaded portion and has a taper terminating at a point.