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Bone fixation screw system
Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing LLC
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Filing: 1998-01-13
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Granted: 2000-02-08
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Expires: 2018-01-13
Abstract
Abstract A bone fixation screw system and method of utilization thereof is provided for a bone having first and second sections with a fracture interface there between. A preferred embodiment of the bone fixation screw system includes a side plate having a first part for placement adjacent the bone second section and a second part angled from the first part providing a barrel. The barrel is adapted for insertion into a transsectionally extending bore into the bone in at least the second section of the bone. A lag screw is also provided for positional retention of the first section of the bone with respect to the second section of the bone. The lag screw also has a first part of a resorbable material for threaded connection of the lag screw within the bore of the bone in at least the first section of the bone, the lag screw having a second part connected with the first part made from a stronger nonresorbable material. The present invention also provides a bone screw having a resorbable material for a threaded first part. The bone screw first part is connected to a nonresorbable bone screw second part.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark V. Vandewalle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 14:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/74; A61B17/742; A61B17/746; A61B17/84; A61B17/86; A61B17/8685; A61B17/866; A61B2017/00004
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A bone screw comprising: a first part of a resorbable material for threaded connection of the bone screw within a bone, said first part having a first mating surface; and a second part made from a stronger non-resorbable material, said second part having a second mating surface, said first mating surface and said second mating surface each having mating contoured surfaces, said first mating surface is torsionally locked with said second mating surface and said first mating surface is axially locked with said second mating surface in a first axial direction and a second axial direction, whereby torsional and axial movement of said first part relative said second part is inhibited.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
A bone screw comprising: a first part of a resorbable material for threaded connection of the bone screw within a bone, said first part having a first mating surface; and a second part made from a stronger non-resorbable material, said second part having a second mating surface, said first mating surface and said second mating surface each having mating contoured surfaces, said first mating surface is torsionally locked with said second mating surface and said first mating surface is axially locked with said second mating surface in a first axial direction and a second axial direction, whereby torsional and axial movement of said first part relative said second part is inhibited.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A bone screw as described in claim 1 wherein the first part of the bone screw is made from a plastic material and the second part of the bone screw is made from a metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A bone screw as described in claim 1 wherein the second part of the bone screw has a head at a rear end.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A bone screw as described in claim 1 wherein the bone screw first part surrounds the bone screw second part.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A bone screw is described in claim 4 wherein the bone screw first part surrounds a stud of the bone screw second part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A bone screw as described in claim 5 wherein the bone screw second part has a shoulder between the stud and the remainder of the second part of the bone screw.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
A bone screw as described in claim 1 providing a lag screw for positional retention of a bone having first and second sections with an interface there between, the bone screw including a first part of a resorbable material for threaded connection of the bone screw within a transsectionally extending bore of the bone in at least the first section of the bone, and a second part connected with the first part made from a stronger nonresorbable material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A bone screw as described in claim 7 wherein the first part of the bone screw is made from a plastic material and the second part of the bone screw is made from a metal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A bone screw as described in claim 7 wherein the first part of the bone screw has a maximum diameter greater than a maximum diameter of the second part of the bone screw.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
A bone screw as described in claim 7 wherein the bone screw first part surrounds the bone screw second part at an extreme end of the bone screw second part.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A bone screw as described in claim 10 wherein the bone screw first part surrounds a reduced diameter section of the bone screw second part.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A bone screw as described in claim 11 wherein the bone screw second part has a shoulder between the reduced diameter section and the remainder of the second part of the bone screw.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
A bone screw as described in claim 11 wherein the bone screw second part reduced diameter section is tapered towards the bone screw second part extreme end.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
A bone screw as described in claim 10 wherein the bone screw second part that is surrounded by the bone screw first part, has a torsional tongue and groove connection with the bone screw first part to aid impartation of torque between the second and first parts of the bone screw.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A bone screw as described in claim 14 wherein the torsional tongue and groove connection includes an axial longitudinal groove on the bone screw second part.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A bone screw as described in claim 15 wherein a depth of the axial longitudinal groove in the bone screw second part is progressively increased toward the extreme end of the bone screw second part.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
51 words
A bone screw as described in claim 10 wherein the bone screw second part that is surrounded by the bone screw first part, has a generally annular tongue and groove connection with the first part to aid axial retention of the bone screw first part to the bone screw second part.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
A bone screw as described in claim 17 having a plurality of annular tongue and groove connections and wherein the annular tongue and groove connections have annular grooves on the bone screw second part and respective depths of the annular grooves are progressively increased towards the extreme end of the bone screw second part.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of treating a bone with first and second sections separated by an interface there between with a bone screw comprising: drilling a transsectionally extending bore through the bone penetrating into the first and second sections; threadingly connecting within the transsectionally extending bore of the first bone section, a bone screw with a first part having a male thread of resorbable material and a bone screw second part connected with the first part of a second stronger nonresorbable material having a head at a rear end urging against the second bone section; and at least allowing the resorbable first part of the bone screw first part to partially dissolve before removing the bone screw.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of treating a bone with first and second sections separated by an interface there between with a bone screw comprising: drilling a transsectionally extending bore through the bone penetrating into the first and second sections; threadingly connecting within the transsectionally extending bore of the first bone section, a bone screw with a first part having a male thread of resorbable material and a bone screw second part connected with the first part of a second stronger nonresorbable material having a head at a rear end urging against the second bone section; and at least allowing the resorbable first part of the bone screw first part to partially dissolve before removing the bone screw.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of treating a bone with an affixed plate with a bone screw comprising: drilling a bore through the bone penetrating into the bone; threadingly connecting within the bore of the bone, a bone screw with a first part having a male thread of resorbable material and a bone screw second part connected with the first part of a second stronger nonresorbable material, the second part having a head at a rear end urging against the plate; and at least allowing the resorbable first part of the bone screw first part to partially dissolve before removing the bone screw.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of treating a bone with an affixed plate with a bone screw comprising: drilling a bore through the bone penetrating into the bone; threadingly connecting within the bore of the bone, a bone screw with a first part having a male thread of resorbable material and a bone screw second part connected with the first part of a second stronger nonresorbable material, the second part having a head at a rear end urging against the plate; and at least allowing the resorbable first part of the bone screw first part to partially dissolve before removing the bone screw.
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