US 2019/0336189 A1 · ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT ASSEMBLIES AND DEVICES

Abstract

Innovative orthopedic implant assemblies and devices are provided. One example assembly may include two implant devices. An example implant device may include two ends oppositely located with a bulbous portion at one end. An example bulbous portion may include a crown defining a terminal axis of one end and a thread disposed on an exterior surface of the bulbous portion and originating at the crown. A threaded portion defining a second terminal axis may be located at another end. An example second implant device may include two ends oppositely located. A looped portion defining an aperture including an interior surface with a groove disposed therein may be located at one end and the other end may include a screw portion or a nail portion. The thread and the groove can lock the bulbous portion and the looped portion when engaged with one another.

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Dependent claims

An implant assembly, comprising:

a first implant device including:
a first end and a second end oppositely located along a longitudinal first axis,
a bulbous portion at the first end that extends along the first axis, the bulbous portion comprising:
a crown defining a first terminal axis of the first end, and
a thread disposed on an exterior surface of the bulbous portion and originating at the crown, and
a first threaded portion at the second end that extends along the first axis and defining a second terminal axis;
and
a second implant device including:
a third end and a fourth end oppositely located along a longitudinal second axis, and
a looped portion defining an aperture at the third end and including an interior surface with a groove disposed therein,
wherein the thread and the groove lock the bulbous portion and the looped portion when engaged.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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