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US 2008/0177334 A1Published application
Screw and method of use
AssigneeAlexa Medical, LLC
InventorAlbert Stinnette
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Abstract
A two-part screw system for use in bone repair and joint replacement includes a first portion and a second portion capable of mating with the first portion. The first portion includes a thread for engaging cancellous bone within a portion of a bone on one side of a fracture. The second portion is coupled to a retention mechanism that couples a portion of the bone on opposite sides of the fracture to a portion of the bone having the first portion of the two-part screw.
Claims31
A surgical fixing device for use in a bone of a patient comprising:
- a first portion having an exterior threaded portion for threading into the bone, securing the first portion in the bone;
- a second portion separate from the first portion having a coupling mechanism for coupling to the first portion;
- a retaining device coupled by the second portion to the first portion and the first portion to the bone such that the first portion and the retaining device are capable of applying compression to a fracture in the bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.