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Cannulated fixation screw

Patent 4537185 Issued on August 27, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 10, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 06/502924 filed on 06/10/1983

US Classes:

606/73Threaded fastener element

Examiners

Primary: Mancene, Gene
Assistant: Shedd, C. W.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61B 17/86 (20060101)
A61B 17/68 (20060101)
F16B 25/10 (20060101)
F16B 25/00 (20060101)

Abstract

A self-tapping, self-drilling orthopedic fixation screw includes a cannula through the shaft of the screw for placement over a guide pin mounted in a guide hole in a bone to drill and tap a hole at predetermined location in the bone.

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