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System and method for treating a bone

US11350976B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

21Claims

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Assignee

DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gregor Spreiter · Zuchwil, CH
Henri Defossez · Neuchâtel, CH
Simon Scherrer · Zürich, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 6, 2019
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/8695
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end and including a channel extending longitudinally thereinto from the free end, the channel configured to engage an end of a bone screw, and an exterior threading extending about the body from an exterior surface thereof along an entire length thereof, an outer contour of the exterior threading defined via radially outermost edges of the exterior threading, a first portion of the outer contour adjacent the head portion having a smaller diameter than a second portion of the outer contour extending from the first portion to the free end of the body.

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