# US 8,540,726 B2 · Headless compression screw with integrated reduction-compression instrument

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- Number: US 8,540,726 B2
- Document ID: US8540726B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/527,162
- Filed: 2012-06-19
- Published: 2012-11-08
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2001-12-04
- Assignees: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Applicants: Yan Yevmenenko; Walter Pistoia; Andre Frenk; Florian Beutter; Franco Cicoira
- Inventors: Yan Yevmenenko; Walter Pistoia; Andre Frenk; Florian Beutter; Franco Cicoira
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540726B2

## CPC

- A61B 17/8875: {Screwdrivers, spanners or wrenches}
- A61B 17/863: {with thread interrupted or changing its form along shank, other than constant taper}
- A61B 17/8886: {holding the screw head}
- A61B 17/861: {specially shaped for gripping driver}
- A61B 17/864: {hollow, e.g. with socket or cannulated}
- A61B 2017/0046: {with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable}
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

A method is for implanting Bone Screw: screwing into a threaded bore in a distal portion of Implantation Instrument a rear threaded portion of Screw having a front threaded portion separated from the rear portion by an unthreaded middle portion, Screw including a central bore hole therethrough dimensioned to accommodate a guide wire; inserting the wire into a first target portion of bone; inserting Instrument over the wire such that the front threaded portion is adjacent to the first target portion; rotating Instrument to insert the front threaded portion into the first target portion while a locking component is engaged to prevent rotation of Screw relative to Instrument; and rotating Screw with the tool to drive Screw further into the first target portion to a desired depth and out of engagement with Instrument while the component is disengaged to permit rotation of Screw relative to Instrument.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for implanting a bone screw, comprising the steps of:
screwing into a threaded bore in a distal portion of an implantation instrument a rear threaded portion of a bone screw having a front threaded portion separated from the rear threaded portion by an unthreaded middle portion, the bone screw further including a central bore hole therethrough dimensioned to accommodate a guide wire;
inserting the guide wire into a first target portion of bone;
inserting the implantation instrument over the guide wire such that the front threaded portion of the bone screw is adjacent to the first target portion of bone;
rotating the implantation instrument to insert the front threaded portion of the bone screw into the first target portion of bone while a locking component is engaged to prevent rotation of the bone screw relative to the implantation instrument; and
rotating the bone screw with a driving tool to drive the bone screw further into the first target portion of bone to a desired depth and out of engagement with the implantation instrument while the locking component is disengaged to permit rotation of the bone screw relative to the implantation instrument.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:
determining the desired depth of insertion for the bone screw into the first target portion of bone based on at least one indicia on the driving tool.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the driving tool has a plurality of indicia spaced apart from one another.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the implantation instrument further comprises at least one indicia, and wherein the rotating step further comprises utilizing the at least one indicia to assess the insertion depth of the bone screw.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one indicia are disposed on a locking collar fixedly attached to the driving tool.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein in the rotating step, first and second segments of first target portion of bone are compressed relative to one another.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the implantation instrument includes a bore configured to retain the rear threaded portion of the bone screw, the driving tool and the locking component.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the locking component includes at least one protrusion engageable with a locking collar fixed attached to the driving tool.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a pitch of the front threaded portion is substantially different than a pitch of the rear threaded portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a pitch of the front threaded portion is substantially equal to a pitch of the rear threaded portion.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a leading portion of the front threaded portion is substantially different than a leading portion of the rear threaded portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a leading portion of the front threaded portion is substantially equal to a leading portion of the rear threaded portion.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the locking component is slidably associated with the driving tool.