IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0455226
(2009-05-28)
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등록번호 |
US-8282676
(2012-10-09)
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대리인 / 주소 |
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초록
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An orthopedic fastener is disclosed, with a cylindrical shank having pre-selected diameter, the shank also providing adjacent unthreaded and threaded portions. The threaded portion is configured to secure the orthopedic fastener into cortical bone. The shank further has a thread root transition zone
An orthopedic fastener is disclosed, with a cylindrical shank having pre-selected diameter, the shank also providing adjacent unthreaded and threaded portions. The threaded portion is configured to secure the orthopedic fastener into cortical bone. The shank further has a thread root transition zone providing a tapered thread root profile between the unthreaded and threaded portions. The thread root transition zone is positioned on the shank such that, when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into a specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside of the specimen of cortical bone.
대표청구항
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1. A method for securing an orthopedic fastener into cortical bone, the method comprising: (a) providing an orthopedic fastener, the orthopedic fastener including: a cylindrical shank, the cylindrical shank having a pre-selected diameter, the shank also providing adjacent unthreaded and threaded por
1. A method for securing an orthopedic fastener into cortical bone, the method comprising: (a) providing an orthopedic fastener, the orthopedic fastener including: a cylindrical shank, the cylindrical shank having a pre-selected diameter, the shank also providing adjacent unthreaded and threaded portions, the threaded portion configured to secure the orthopedic fastener into cortical bone;the shank further having a thread root transition zone providing a tapered thread root profile between the unthreaded and threaded portions, the tapered thread root profile transitioning from zero to full thread cut over a predetermined number of thread turns; and(b) securing at least a portion of the threaded portion of the orthopedic fastener into a specimen of cortical bone such that, when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into the specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside the specimen of cortical bone. 2. The method of claim 1, in which the tapered thread root profile is selected from the group consisting of: (a) a conical taper; and(b) a curved taper. 3. The method of claim 1, in which the predetermined number of thread turns over which the tapered thread root profile transitions from zero to full thread cut is in a range from about 2 to about 5. 4. The method of claim 1, in which the threaded portion has a substantially uniform thread crest diameter. 5. The method of claim 4, in which the thread crest diameter is substantially the same as the pre-selected diameter of the shank. 6. The method of claim 1, in which the threaded portion has a varying thread crest diameter. 7. The method of claim 1, in which, in step (b), when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into the specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside the specimen of cortical bone and at least partially in cancellous bone. 8. The method of claim 1, in which, in step (b), when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into the specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside the specimen of cortical bone and not at all in cancellous bone. 9. A method for securing an orthopedic fastener into cortical bone, the method comprising: (a) providing an orthopedic fastener, the orthopedic fastener including: a cylindrical shank, the cylindrical shank having a pre-selected diameter, the shank also providing adjacent unthreaded and threaded portions, the threaded portion configured to secure the orthopedic fastener into cortical bone;the shank further having a thread root transition zone providing a tapered thread root profile between the unthreaded and threaded portions, the tapered thread root profile transitioning from zero to full thread cut over a predetermined number of thread turns in a range from about 2 to about 5; and(b) securing at least a portion of the threaded portion of the orthopedic fastener into a specimen of cortical bone such that, when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into the specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside the specimen of cortical bone. 10. The method of claim 9, in which the tapered thread root profile is selected from the group consisting of: (c) a conical taper; and(d) a curved taper. 11. The method of claim 9, in which the threaded portion has a substantially uniform thread crest diameter. 12. The method of claim 11, in which the thread crest diameter is substantially the same as the pre-selected diameter of the shank. 13. The method of claim 9, in which the threaded portion has a varying thread crest diameter. 14. The method of claim 9, in which, in step (b), when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into the specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside the specimen of cortical bone and at least partially in cancellous bone. 15. The method of claim 9, in which, in step (b), when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into the specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside the specimen of cortical bone and not at all in cancellous bone. 16. A method for securing an orthopedic fastener into cortical bone, the method comprising: (a) providing an orthopedic fastener, the orthopedic fastener including: a cylindrical shank, the cylindrical shank having a pre-selected diameter, the shank also providing adjacent unthreaded and threaded portions, the threaded portion configured to secure the orthopedic fastener into cortical bone;the shank further having a thread root transition zone providing a tapered thread root profile between the unthreaded and threaded portions, the tapered thread root profile transitioning from zero to full thread cut over a predetermined number of thread turns in a range from about 2 to about 5; and(b) securing at least a portion of the threaded portion of the orthopedic fastener into a specimen of cortical bone such that, when the orthopedic fastener is operably secured into the specimen of cortical bone, the thread root transition zone is located outside the specimen of cortical bone and not at all in cancellous bone. 17. The method of claim 16, in which the tapered thread root profile is selected from the group consisting of: (e) a conical taper; and(f) a curved taper. 18. The method of claim 16, in which the threaded portion has a substantially uniform thread crest diameter. 19. The method of claim 18, in which the thread crest diameter is substantially the same as the pre-selected diameter of the shank. 20. The method of claim 16, in which the threaded portion has a varying thread crest diameter.
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