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Osteosynthesis screw

Patent 6699250 Issued on March 2, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 20, 2021. 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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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 09/743581 filed on 03/20/2001

US Classes:

606/73Threaded fastener element

Examiners

Primary: Shaver, Kevin
Assistant: Priddy, Michael B.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61B 17/68 (20060101)
A61B 17/86 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1998-07-13 DE

Abstract

The invention relates to an osteosynthesis screw (1) comprising a shaft (3) with a thread (2) and a head (4) formed at one end and having a notch (5) for a tool. The shaft region (3) with the thread has a configuration with a uniform thickness, ie. trilobular. This configuration prevents inverse rotation due to rapid further growth of tissue

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