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US 5,941,882 AGranted
Medical screw particularly for surgery and emplacement tool
AssigneesSociete Etudes et Developpements-S.E.D., Multi-Poles Conseils
InventorsJean Jammet, Jean-Pierre Lenfant, Andre Peyre
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Abstract
A medical screw adapted to be anchored in osseous material during surgery to secure a suture (26). The screw has a screw body (14) provided with a screw thread (16). Two longitudinal recesses (22) permit free passage of a suture (26) longitudinally in a loop below the screw. A transverse slot (18) receives the screwdriver blade of a tool to rotate the screw body. A quantity of suture is stored in and dispensed from the tool.
Claims4
Medical screw for anchoring in osseous material during surgery to secure a suture, comprising:
- a screw body extending in a direction along a longitudinal axis from a first end to an opposite second end, and having an outer peripheral surface;
- a screw thread extending radially from said outer peripheral surface relative to said longitudinal axis;
- said outer peripheral surface comprising a first and second longitudinal grooves provided along two opposite generatrices of said screw body;
- said first and second longitudinal grooves extending from said first and to said opposite second end to permit free passage of the suture longitudinally in a loop around an end of the screw;
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- means on the screw body for receiving a tool to rotate the screw body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.