Bone screw and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeOrthopedic Medical Channels, LLC
InventorsWayne A. Willert, Andrea Willert
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Abstract
A bone screw and a method for manufacturing the same includes a screw thread configuration having one or more grooves cut into a leading face of the thread, a trailing face of the thread, and/or the shaft between the threads. Other implementations include the incorporation of facets into the one or more grooves. The implementation of the one or more grooves increases the surface are of the orthopedic screw and functions to increase in anchoring the bone screw within the bone once inserted therein, and thereby reduce the possibility for the screw backing out after insertion.
Claims14
An orthopedic screw comprising:
- a shaft;
- a thread cut into at least a portion of said shaft, said threads having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a depth;
- at least one groove formed in one of the leading edge or the trailing edge and configured to increase a surface area of the respective leading or trailing edge;
- wherein the at least one groove is cut into the leading or trailing edge of the thread so as to extend spirally outward from the shaft;
- at least one medication or treatment added to the at least one groove for delivering the same into the bone and/or areas surrounding the bone;
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- at least one facet cut into the at least one groove.
An orthopedic screw comprising:
- a shaft;
- a thread cut into at least a portion of said shaft, said threads having a leading edge, a trailing edge and a depth, wherein the leading and trailing edge meet at a crest of the thread;
- and
- at least one groove formed in the crest of the thread;
- at least one medication or treatment added to the at least one groove for delivering the same into the bone and/or areas surrounding the bone;
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- a plurality of facets formed in the at least one groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.