FLEXIBLE BONE IMPLANT

摘要

Examples of devices and methods for stabilizing a fracture in a bone include a body having an elongate distal portion having an outer surface defining a screw thread and an elongate proximal portion having a non-threaded outer surface.

主权项

1. A bone implant comprising an elongate body having a distal portion and a proximal portion spaced longitudinally relative to a longitudinal axis, the distal portion having a helical distal thread formed thereon, the distal thread having a major diameter, a minor diameter, and a pitch, the distal thread being operable to bend as it is threaded into a bone to follow a curved path, the distal thread having a bending stiffness and the proximal portion having a bending stiffness, the bending stiffness of the proximal portion being greater than the bending stiffness of the distal thread.