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US 2014/0052255 A1Published application
Implant with semi-enclosed screws
AssigneeEbi, LLC
InventorsAnthony C. DeFalco, Rawley Stanhope
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Abstract
The present teachings provide an implant. The implant can include an implant body partially defining at least one threaded aperture. The implant can also include a bone fastener including a threaded portion threadably engaged with the at least one threaded aperture. The threaded aperture can circumferentially surround no more than 180° of the bone fastener.
Claims20
An implant comprising:
- an implant body partially defining at least one threaded aperture;
- and
- a bone fastener including a threaded portion threadably engaged with the at least one threaded aperture,
- wherein the threaded aperture circumferentially surrounds no more than 180° of the bone fastener.
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An implant comprising:
- an implant body partially defining at least one aperture having an open perimeter and a first plurality of threads;
- and
- a bone fastener including a head having a second plurality of threads threadably engaged with the first plurality of threads of the at least one aperture,
- wherein the first plurality of threads and the second plurality of threads have interlocking thread forms.
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An implant comprising:
- an implant body partially defining at least one aperture having a first interlocking thread form that circumferentially surrounds no more than 180° of the at least one aperture;
- and
- at least one bone fastener including a head having a second interlocking thread form threadably engaged with the first interlocking thread form of the at least one aperture,
- wherein a pitch of the first interlocking thread form is different than a pitch of the second interlocking thread form.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.