Bone screw
US4854311A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/863
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bone screw for use with a connecting member for connecting a bone portion with the connecting member. The bone screw includes an elongate shank having a longitudinal central axis. A first externally threaded portion receives a nut for attaching the connecting member to the bone screw. A second externally threaded portion engages a surface defining an opening in the bone portion to attach the bone screw to the bone portion. A cylindrical body portion is located on the shank intermediate the first and second externally threaded portions. The body portion engages a portion of the surface defining the opening in the bone portion to restrict movement of the bone screw relative to the bone portion in a direction transverse to the longitudinal cental axis of the shank. The body portion blocks effluent from the opening in the one bone portion. A seat portion having a surface located on the body portion adjacent the first externally threaded portion engages the connecting member to establish the axial location of the connecting member along the bone screw.
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