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Expandable screw apparatus and method thereof

US6668688B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 2001
Grant dateDec 30, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S606/916
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for an expandable screw including an outer screw, a inner screw, and an end nut. An assembly and method for driving and expanding an expandable screw apparatus into a surface or structure. The assembly and method dynamically expand the expandable screw by driving and expanding the expandable screw simultaneously.

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