Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bone joint reaming tool
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Application No.: US16029894Application Date: 2018-07-09
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Publication No.: US11357557B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: William W. Cross, III
- Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Applicant Address: US MN Rochester
- Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Current Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Rochester
- Main IPC: A61B17/16
- IPC: A61B17/16 ; A61B17/86 ; A61B17/88 ; A61B17/70 ; A61B90/00 ; A61F2/30

Abstract:
A sacroiliac joint fusion screw and associated delivery tools and method. Embodiments of the sacroiliac joint fusion screw comprise a shaft having proximal and distal end portions and a head on the proximal end of the shaft. A threaded portion on a distal portion of the shaft is configured to engage a sacrum. A glide zone portion on the shaft between the threaded portion and the proximal end portion is configured to extend through an ilium. The screw can provide stability and compression to the joint.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180317988A1 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SCREW AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2018-11-08
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