Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fracture fixation system including locking cap and wire
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Application No.: US14564509Application Date: 2014-12-09
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Publication No.: US10092340B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Ronald J. Choinski , Thomas E. Trumble
- Applicant: ARTHREX, INC.
- Applicant Address: US FL Naples
- Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Arthrex, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Naples
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds
- Main IPC: A61B17/80
- IPC: A61B17/80 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/88

Abstract:
A locking cap for a fracture fixation system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a cap body that extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end. An external thread extends around at least a portion of the cap body. A passage extends inside the cap body from the distal end toward the proximal end. An internal thread extends about a periphery of the passage along at least a portion of a length of the passage.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160157903A1 FRACTURE FIXATION SYSTEM INCLUDING LOCKING CAP AND WIRE Public/Granted day:2016-06-09
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