| 发明名称 | Orthopedic implants with flexible screws | ||
| 摘要 | An orthopedic implant system includes an implant configured and adapted for orthopedic applications. The implant defines a bore therethrough having a bore entrance defined along a first axis and a bore exit defining a second axis that is angled with respect to the first axis to facilitate implantation of the implant. A flexible screw is mounted in the bore of the implant. The screw includes a head at one end configured to receive a driver tool for turning the screw within the implant, and a screw tip at an opposite end from the head configured for engaging bone. A portion of the screw between the tip and the head is flexible to allow bending of the screw while passing into the bore of the implant along the first axis and out of the bore of the implant along the second axis. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9597199(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2017.03.21 |
| 申请号 | US201514659214 | 申请日期 | 2015.03.16 |
| 申请人 | Glazer Paul A. | 发明人 | Glazer Paul A. |
| 分类号 | A61F2/44;A61F2/46;A61F2/30;A61B17/86 | 主分类号 | A61F2/44 |
| 代理机构 | Locke Lord LLP | 代理人 | Locke Lord LLP ;Jones Joshua L.;Carroll Alicia J. |
| 主权项 | 1. An orthopedic implant system comprising: an implant configured and adapted for implantation in orthopedic applications, wherein the implant defines a bore therethrough having a cylindrical bore entrance defined along a first axis and a bore exit defining a second axis that is angled with respect to the first axis to facilitate implantation of the implant, wherein at least a portion of the bore entrance includes cylindrical threads; and a flexible screw mounted in the bore of the implant, wherein the screw includes a head at one end configured to receive a driver tool for turning the screw within the implant, and a screw tip at an opposite end from the head configured for engaging bone, wherein the tip includes threads, wherein an outer diameter of the threads of the tip is smaller than an inner diameter of the threads of the bore entrance defining a cylindrical clearance therebetween such that the threads of the tip are configured to pass through the bore without engaging the threads of the bore entrance, and wherein a portion of the screw between the tip and the head is flexible to allow bending of the screw passing into the bore of the implant along the first axis and out of the bore of the implant along the second axis. | ||
| 地址 | Chestnut Hill MA US | ||