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US 11,759,245 B2Granted
Fracture fixation system including locking cap and wire
AssigneeArthrex, Inc.
InventorsRonald J. Choinski, Thomas E. Trumble
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Abstract
A locking cap for a fracture fixation system may include a cap body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. An external thread extends around at least a portion of the cap body. A passage extends inside the cap body from the distal end toward the proximal end. An internal thread extends about a periphery of the passage along at least a portion of a length of the passage.
Claims20
A fracture fixation system, comprising:
- a bone plate having a plurality of threaded openings;
- a locking cap threadably secured within one of the plurality of threaded openings;
- and
- a wire threadably attached to the locking cap,
- wherein the locking cap includes a passage having an internal thread and a non-threaded portion proximal of the internal thread.
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A fracture fixation system, comprising:
- a bone plate having a first threaded opening and a second threaded opening;
- a screw secured within the first threaded opening;
- a locking cap threadably secured within the second threaded opening and including a driver recess and an internal thread;
- a driver receivable within the driver recess of the locking cap;
- and
- a k-wire threadably attachable to the internal thread of the locking cap.
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A fracture fixation system, comprising:
- a bone plate having a plurality of threaded openings;
- a locking cap threadably secured within one of the plurality of threaded openings;
- and
- a wire threadably attached to the locking cap,
- wherein the locking cap includes a passage having an internal thread and a non-threaded portion proximal of the internal thread,
- wherein the internal thread includes a first length, and the non-threaded portion includes a second length that is greater than the first length,
- wherein the internal thread includes a first diameter, and the non-threaded portion includes a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.