Techniques for joint fusion are described, including a screw comprising a head having a partially flat surface and an opening for receiving a screwdriver tip, the head able to fit within a drill guide, a tip having another opening, a shaft extending from the head to the tip, the shaft having a plura
Techniques for joint fusion are described, including a screw comprising a head having a partially flat surface and an opening for receiving a screwdriver tip, the head able to fit within a drill guide, a tip having another opening, a shaft extending from the head to the tip, the shaft having a plurality of holes and a thread on an external surface of the shaft, and a cannula within the shaft extending from the opening to the another opening.
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1. A screw, comprising: a shaft extending from a head to a tip and including threads disposed on an external surface of the shaft, a plurality of slots and a plurality of shaft grooves disposed linearly with each other from approximately the head to the tip, each slot positioned serially between a p
1. A screw, comprising: a shaft extending from a head to a tip and including threads disposed on an external surface of the shaft, a plurality of slots and a plurality of shaft grooves disposed linearly with each other from approximately the head to the tip, each slot positioned serially between a pair of shaft grooves, the plurality of slots and plurality of shaft grooves are disposed on a plurality of sides of the shaft at approximately ninety degrees or less from each other, the threads are discontinuous at each slot and at each shaft groove, each slot is formed completely through a portion of the threads, the head including an opening and the tip including another opening, the plurality of shaft grooves being configured to be guided by an internal surface of a drill guide, and each shaft groove having a first width that varies along the shaft, each slot having a second width that varies along the shaft, and a first maximum width in the first width is less than a second maximum width in the second width; anda cannula positioned within the shaft and extending from the opening to the another opening, each slot extending all the way to the cannula to form a through hole opening between the cannula and the external surface, a portion of a sub-set of the plurality of shaft grooves are disposed on the tip, the tip being formed between the another opening and a tapered end of the shaft. 2. The screw of claim 1, wherein each slot creates an opening between the cannula and tissue surrounding the shaft. 3. The screw of claim 1, wherein each slot is substantially oval. 4. The screw of claim 1, wherein the head, the tip, and the shaft are formed using a medical grade titanium alloy. 5. The screw of claim 1, wherein the head is configured to fit within a drill guide's cannula. 6. The screw of claim 1, wherein the tapered end is operative to guide the screw into a pilot hole drilled into a bone. 7. The screw of claim 1, wherein the opening further is configured to receive a loading port of a packing plunger assembly, the packing plunger assembly configured to dispense a material into the cannula. 8. The screw of claim 1, wherein the opening comprises a plurality of grooves configured to receive a plurality of lobes on a screwdriver tip. 9. The screw of claim 1, wherein the cannula is configured to hold a material, the material configured to enter a joint through one or more of the plurality of slots. 10. A screw, comprising: a shaft extending from a head to a tip and including threads disposed on an external surface of the shaft, a plurality of slots and a plurality of shaft grooves disposed linearly with each other from approximately the head to the tip, each slot positioned serially between a pair of shaft grooves, the threads are discontinuous at each slot and at each shaft groove, each slot is formed completely through a portion of the threads, the plurality of shaft grooves being configured to be guided by an internal surface of a drill guide, and each shaft groove having a first width that varies along the shaft, each slot having a second width that varies along the shaft, and a first maximum width in the first width is less than a second maximum width in the second width,the head including an opening and the tip including another opening, the tip is formed between the another opening and a tapered end of the shaft that does not include the threads, and a portion of a sub-set of the plurality of shaft grooves are disposed on the tip; anda cannula positioned within the shaft and extending from the opening to the another opening, each slot extending all the way to the cannula to form a through hole opening between the cannula and the external surface. 11. The screw of claim 10, wherein the plurality of slots and plurality of shaft grooves are disposed on a plurality of sides of the shaft at approximately ninety degrees or less from each other. 12. The screw of claim 10, wherein each slot is substantially oval. 13. The screw of claim 10, wherein each slot is capsule-shaped. 14. The screw of claim 10, wherein the opening in the head is configured to receive a screwdriver tip having a six-point shape. 15. The screw of claim 10, wherein the opening in the head is configured to receive a screwdriver tip having a cross shape. 16. The screw of claim 10, wherein the cannula, the opening and the another opening are configured to fit over a guide pin.
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