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US 12,349,951 B2Granted
Double helix bone screw
AssigneeBFM Holdings, LLC
InventorsLiam Joseph Raymond McKay, Joshua Clayton Lyon, Rylan Reed, Randall F. Dryer, Ali Kiapour
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Abstract
A surgical screw is provided for use in fixing or fusing bone. The screw may include each of an inner and an outer helical thread that extends along its length. The geometries of the helices and the relationship between the inner thread and the outer thread may improve the performance of the screw. For example, the two helices may operate to improve the manner in which the screw can be strained.
Claims8
A bone screw comprising:
- a body having a diameter and a longitudinal axis in a direction perpendicular to the diameter;
- a leading end;
- a driven end, wherein the leading end and the driven end define a length of the body;
- at least one thread helix along a portion of the length of the body, the at least one thread helix being disposed at a first downward thread angle from the driven end and at a first direction of rotation about the longitudinal axis of said body;
- and
- at least one inner frame helix disposed at a second downward thread angle from the driven end and at a second direction of rotation about the longitudinal axis of said body,
- wherein the first downward thread angle and the second downward thread angle are equal.
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A surgical screw comprising:
- at least one helical thread arranged in one of a right hand helix and a left hand helix, said at least one helical thread having a first thickness partially defined by an inner diameter;
- at least one inner framework helix arranged in the other of the right hand helix and the left hand helix, said at least one inner framework helix having a second thickness partially defined by an outer diameter;
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- wherein the inner diameter of the at least one helical thread is smaller than the outer diameter of the at least one inner framework helix, thus creating an overlap of the first thickness and the second thickness.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.