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US 2017/0360479 A1Published application
Conical end cap for intramedullary nail
AssigneeStryker European Holdings I, LLC
InventorManfred Wieland
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Abstract
An end cap is provided comprising a head with a tool engagement portion and a shaft with a tip, wherein the shaft comprises a threaded conical portion starting from the tip and extending in a direction to the head. The thread may be provided with a constant pitch, i.e. with a constant distance between the turns of the thread.
Claims20
An end cap for use with an intramedullary nail, comprising:
- a head portion with a tool engagement portion;
- a shaft with a tip;
- wherein the shaft comprises a conical portion starting from the tip and extending in a direction to the head portion;
- and
- wherein a thread with a constant pitch is provided on the conical portion.
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An end cap for use with an intramedullary nail, comprising:
- a head portion with a tool engagement portion;
- a shaft with a tip, wherein the shaft comprises a conical portion starting from the tip and extending in a direction to the head portion;
- and
- wherein a thread with a constant pitch is provided on the conical portion, wherein a circumferential section without thread is formed in a sub-portion including the maximum diameter of the thread, wherein the circumferential section has an outer diameter corresponding to a minor diameter of the thread and extends on at least a third of the circumference of the sub-portion.
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An end cap for use with an intramedullary nail, comprising:
- a head portion with a tool engagement portion;
- a shaft with a tip;
- wherein the shaft comprises a conical portion starting from the tip and extending to a maximum diameter in a direction to the head portion;
- wherein a thread with a constant pitch is provided on the conical portion;
- and
- wherein the shaft further comprises a cylindrical sub-portion starting from the conical portion and extending in a direction to the head portion, wherein the thread continues with a constant diameter on the cylindrical sub-portion which cylindrical thread has the maximum diameter of the thread.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.