Method of securing a cannulated surgical screw using a bone filler cement
US8366717B1 · kind B1 · utility
21Cited by
3References
4Claims
0Family size
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/8816
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for utilizing an adapter attached between a syringe filled with a bone void filler and the head of an inserted cannulated surgical screw during the process of a surgical repair to a bone allows the cannulated surgical screw to be used as a port to inject bone void filler into a bone void in the bone during the surgical repair which would use a surgical screw to attach broken or separated bone fragments, the bone void filler within the bone providing a more secure bone anchor matrix within which the surgical screw is set.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.