Patent References 2242003 2388482 2526959 2570465 3554193 Bone screw Device for producing a hole in a bone Fixation pin Compression hip screw apparatus Method and system for inserting a surgical wire InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/502924 filed on 06/10/1983US Classes:606/73Threaded fastener elementExaminersPrimary: Mancene, GeneAssistant: Shedd, C. W. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 17/86 (20060101)A61B 17/68 (20060101) F16B 25/10 (20060101) F16B 25/00 (20060101) AbstractA 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. | |