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Bone screw
Assignee: MICOMED ORTHO AG
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Filing: 2002-02-06
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Granted: 2003-04-01
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Expires: 2022-02-06
Abstract
Abstract The invention concerns a bone screw comprising a screw shaft and a forked head into which a correction rod can be fixed. The forked head bears a nut which is connected to the forked head by a bayonet joint.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernd Schäfer
- 👤 Henry Halm
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:32
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/84; A61B17/86; A61B17/70; A61B17/7001; A61B17/7002; A61B17/701; A61B17/7032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A bone-screw system comprising: a correction rod; a bone-screw, said bone-screw having a threaded screw shaft, a forked head having a U-shaped receptacle between sideward fork legs for receiving said correction rod, said forked head defining a first bayonet joint connection structure at outer peripheral surfaces of said fork legs, said forked head having at least one axial protrusion integral with a free axial end of at least one of said fork legs; and a cap nut having a peripheral rim and an axially disposed bottom integral with that peripheral rim, said axially disposed bottom having a bottom wall thickness and a groove at an inner side of said bottom, said groove having a groove depth which is less than said bottom wall thickness to define an inwardly open bottom hole, said peripheral rim having a second bayonet joint connection structure at inner peripheral surfaces thereof, said second structure configured to avoid communication with all outer peripheral surfaces of said rim, wherein said second connection structure cooperates with said first connection structure and said groove accepts said axial protrusion to generate a bayonet joint connection when said cap nut is placed over said forked head and then rotated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A bone-screw system comprising: a correction rod; a bone-screw, said bone-screw having a threaded screw shaft, a forked head having a U-shaped receptacle between sideward fork legs for receiving said correction rod, said forked head defining a first bayonet joint connection structure at outer peripheral surfaces of said fork legs, said forked head having at least one axial protrusion integral with a free axial end of at least one of said fork legs; and a cap nut having a peripheral rim and an axially disposed bottom integral with that peripheral rim, said axially disposed bottom having a bottom wall thickness and a groove at an inner side of said bottom, said groove having a groove depth which is less than said bottom wall thickness to define an inwardly open bottom hole, said peripheral rim having a second bayonet joint connection structure at inner peripheral surfaces thereof, said second structure configured to avoid communication with all outer peripheral surfaces of said rim, wherein said second connection structure cooperates with said first connection structure and said groove accepts said axial protrusion to generate a bayonet joint connection when said cap nut is placed over said forked head and then rotated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The bone-screw system of claim 1 , wherein said first connection structure comprises radially outwardly protruding projections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The bone-screw system of claim 1 , wherein said first structure projections extend through a peripheral length of said fork legs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The bone-screw system of claim 1 , wherein said second connection structure comprises two radially inwardly projecting noses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The bone-screw system of claim 4 , wherein each of said noses extends through 20 degrees to 90 degrees of an inner periphery of said cap nut rim.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The bone-screw system of claim 1 , wherein said cap nut groove cooperates with said axial protrusion to generate a bayonet connection stop.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The bone-screw system of claim 1 , wherein, when said cap nut is engaged onto said forked head, a separation between a bottom of said U-shaped receptacle and said inner side of said cap nut bottom is larger than an inside transverse diameter of said U-shaped receptacle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The bone-screw system of claim 1 , wherein said cap nut bottom has a central threaded bore and further comprising a screw for engagement in said central threaded bore.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The bone-screw system of claim 8 , wherein said screw is a set screw.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The bone-screw system of claim 9 , wherein a screwing-in direction of said set screw corresponds to a closing direction of said bayonet joint.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The bone-screw system of claim 1 , wherein an outer circumference of said cap nut defines a tool engagement surface.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The bone-screw system of claim 11 , wherein said tool engagement surface is hexagonal.
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