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US 12,350,160 B2Granted
Modular implant with external fixation
AssigneeWright Medical Technology, Inc.
InventorsRamon Luna, Johnny McGee
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a body extending from a first end to a second end. The first end is a leading end, and the second end includes a first coupling element configured to couple the body to a first other component. The body includes an external fixation element extending along a length of the first component. The external fixation element is configured to engage bone. Systems and methods are also disclosed.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a body extending from a first end to a second end, the first end being a leading end that terminates in a blunt end and includes a plurality of cutting features provided symmetrically around the first end, and the second end including a first coupling element configured to couple the body to a first other component, wherein:
- the body includes an external fixation element extending along a length of a first component, the external fixation element configured to engage bone;
- the external fixation element includes a thread;
- the first coupling element defines a threaded hole that includes a flat surface at an end of the threaded hole;
- the thread has a first pitch and a first height;
- the threaded hole has a second pitch and a second height;
- the first pitch is different from the second pitch;
- the first height is different from the second height.
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A system, comprising:
- a first component including a first body, the first body having a first length extending from a first end to a second end, the first end being a leading end and the second end including a first coupling element;
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- a second component including a second body, the second body having a second length extending from a third end to a fourth end, the third end including a second coupling element, and the fourth end including a third coupling element, wherein:
- at least one of the first body and the second body includes a first external fixation element configured to engage bone,
- the second coupling element is configured to be coupled to the first coupling element to couple the first and second components together,
- the first external fixation element includes a first external thread,
- the first coupling element defines a threaded hole,
- the first external thread has a first pitch and a first external height,
- the threaded hole has an internal pitch and an internal height,
- the first external pitch is different from the internal pitch, and
- the first external height is different from the internal height.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.