Bone implant
AssigneeStemmed Implant Technology Inc.
InventorMichael Lococo
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Abstract
Provided is an implant receiving apparatus (10) comprising a core (20), the core defining a first end (30) and a second end (40), a wall (50) comprising inner surface (60) and outer surface (70) and a centerline (80) extending centrally of and between the ends (30, 40), the size and shape of the core (20) defining a socket or cavity (90) adapted to receiving an implant engaging member (100), wherein the wall comprises at least one threaded bore (110) for engaging a screw retainer, the bore traversing through the wall from the inner surface to the outer surface. Also provided is an implant engaging member, an implant system comprising both an implant engaging member and implant receiving apparatus as well as kits comprising an implant receiving apparatus.
Claims12
An implant receiving apparatus (10) comprising a core (20), the core defining a first end (30) and a second end (40), a wall (50) comprising an inner surface (60) and an outer surface (70), and a centerline (80) extending centrally of and between the first and second ends (30, 40), the size and shape of the core (20) defining a socket or cavity (90) adapted to receive an implant engaging member (100), wherein the wall comprises at least one threaded bore (110) for engaging a screw, the at least one threaded bore traversing through the wall from the inner surface to the outer surface;
- wherein an angle between an axis of the at least one threaded bore and the centerline is between 30 to 60 degrees;
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- wherein the inner surface of the wall comprises a projection, the at least one threaded bore traversing through at least part of the projection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.