Double-threaded bone screw
US10188430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/7035
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A discontinuously double-threaded bone screw includes a drive head and anchoring body consisting of a cylindro-conical core over which extend at least two cylindro-conical threads, the anchoring body including anchoring portions of different profiles, ensuring an anchoring corresponding to different bone hardnesses and strengths, the anchoring body including, below the drive head, a first anchoring portion with a conical core and two threads with cylindrical profile and identical pitch, a second anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and a single cylindrical thread over ¼ turn, a third anchoring portion with a cylindrical core and two threads with cylindrical profile over ½ turn, a fourth anchoring portion including a cylindrical core and a single thread with cylindrical profile n turn based on total length of the bone screw, and a fifth anchoring portion including a conical core and two threads with conical profile forming the tip of the bone screw.
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