Back to results
US 11,890,042 B2Granted
Active compression apparatus, methods of assembly and methods of use
AssigneeActivOrtho, Inc.
InventorsAlex Peterson, Daniel S. Savage, Paul J. Hindrichs, Andrew K. Palmer, Michael P. Brenzel, William F. Ogilvie
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Compression devices for joining tissue and methods for using and fabricating the same.
Claims4
A method of actively compressing bone segments comprising:
- inserting a cannulated screw into a first bone segment and a second bone segment;
- applying a longitudinal tensile stress to a cannulated body through deformation of a perforation formed through a sidewall of the cannulated body;
- limiting the deformation of the perforation by engaging corresponding deformation limiting features formed in opposing sidewalls of the perforation;
- releasing the tensile stress over a period of time;
- and
- compressing the first bone segment and the second bone segment through said releasing the tensile stress.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.