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Bone screw
Assignee: Aesculap AG
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Filing: 1989-03-30
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Granted: 1992-12-08
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Expires: 2009-03-30
Abstract
Abstract In order to reduce the risk that a bone screw, in particular one made of resorbing plastic material, with an externally threaded shaft will be destroyed by high screw-in torques, it is proposed that an insertion channel open at the top, arranged concentrically with the shaft and extending along most of the length of the shaft be located in the shaft for an insertion tool and have a cross-section which is non-circular and corresponds to the cross-section of the screwing-in tool.
Inventors
- 👤 Joachim Muhling
- 👤 Theodor Lutze
- 👤 Hans Pistner
- 👤 Achim Hurst
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:34
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16B; F16B23/00; F16B23/0007; F16B23/0038; A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/84; A61B17/86; A61B17/8605; A61B17/861; A61B17/8615; F16B23/003; A61B17/88; A61B17/8875
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A bone screw made of resorbing plastic material, comprising an externally threaded shaft in which a tool insertion channel open at the top, arranged concentrically with said shaft and extending along most of the length of said shaft is located, the cross-section of said insertion channel being non-circular and corresponding to the cross-section of a tool used for screwing-in said screw, characterized by a closure pin made of resorbing material insertable in said insertion channel, thereby filing it out completely, the dimensions of the cross-section of said closure pin being such that it does not expand said screw, whereby the diameter of said screw is at no time enlarged by the insertion of said closure pin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A bone screw made of resorbing plastic material, comprising an externally threaded shaft in which a tool insertion channel open at the top, arranged concentrically with said shaft and extending along most of the length of said shaft is located, the cross-section of said insertion channel being non-circular and corresponding to the cross-section of a tool used for screwing-in said screw, characterized by a closure pin made of resorbing material insertable in said insertion channel, thereby filing it out completely, the dimensions of the cross-section of said closure pin being such that it does not expand said screw, whereby the diameter of said screw is at no time enlarged by the insertion of said closure pin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said insertion channel is closed at the tip of said bone screw.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said insertion channel penetrates said bone screw completely.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the cross-section of said insertion channel is an equilateral triangle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the cross-section of said insertion channel is a rectangle and preferably a square.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the cross-section of said insertion channel is a regular polygon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the cross-section of said insertion channel is star-shaped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said shaft comprises a head-shaped widening at one end and said insertion channel extends through said widening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said closure pin is fixable with a friction fit in said insertion channel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 9, characterized in that said insertion channel or said closure pin taper or widen in cross-section in the direction of insertion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said closure pin is permanently affixed to said bone screw in said insertion channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
118 words
A bone screw made of resorbing plastic material, comprising an externally threaded shaft in which a tool insertion channel open at the top, arranged concentrically with said shaft and extending along most of the length of said shaft is located, the cross-section of said insertion channel being on-circular and corresponding to the cross-section of a tool used for screwing-in said screw, characterized by a closure pin made of resorbing material insertable in said insertion channel, thereby filing it out completely, the dimensions of the cross-section of said closure pin being such that it does not expand said screw, wherein said closure pin is fixable in a positively connected manner in said insertion channel by an elastic detent connection.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
118 words
A bone screw made of resorbing plastic material, comprising an externally threaded shaft in which a tool insertion channel open at the top, arranged concentrically with said shaft and extending along most of the length of said shaft is located, the cross-section of said insertion channel being on-circular and corresponding to the cross-section of a tool used for screwing-in said screw, characterized by a closure pin made of resorbing material insertable in said insertion channel, thereby filing it out completely, the dimensions of the cross-section of said closure pin being such that it does not expand said screw, wherein said closure pin is fixable in a positively connected manner in said insertion channel by an elastic detent connection.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said closure pin carries a widening delimiting its screw-in depth.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 12, characterized in that said closure pin carries a widening delimiting its screw-in depth and said detent connection is arranged in the region of said widening of said closure pin.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
A bone screw as defined in claim 12, characterized in that said closure pin or said bone screw is slotted in the axial direction in the region of said detent connection.
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