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Bone fastener and instrument for insertion thereof
Assignee: Zimmer Biomet CMF and Thoracic LLC
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Filing: 1997-05-30
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Granted: 2001-07-10
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Expires: 2017-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A bone member fastener for closing a craniotomy includes a cap and a base interconnected by a narrow cylindrical collar. The cap has an externally threaded stud that screws into an internally threaded bore of the collar, thereby allowing the cap and base to be brought into clamping engagement against the internal and external faces of a bone plate and surrounding bone. In a particularly disclosed embodiment, the base of the fastener is placed below a craniotomy hole with the collar projecting into the hole, and the stud of the cap is screwed into the bore of the base from above the hole to clamp a bone flap against the surrounding cranium. This device provides a method of quickly and securely replacing a bone cover into a craniotomy. The distance between the cap and base can be selected by how far the threaded stud of the cap is advanced into the internally threaded collar. The fastener is therefore adaptable for use in several regions of the skull having various thicknesses. An insertion tool with a long handle permits safe and convenient placement of the base between the brain and the internal face of the bone plate. Some disclosed embodiments of the fastener have a cap and base that conform to the curved surface of the skull, for example by having an arcuate shape or flexible members that conform to the curvature of the bone plate and surrounding cranial bone as the fastener is tightened.
Inventors
- 👤 Lionel C. Sevrain
- 👤 Christophe J-P Sevrain
- 👤 Alan Shearin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 20:03
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/688; A61B17/88; A61B17/8875; A61B17/8886; A61B17/8888; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61F2/2875; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S606/00; Y10S606/907; Y10S606/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
272 words
A method of holding internal and external surfaces of a cranial bone cover relative to internal and external surfaces of surrounding cranial bone, said method comprising: performing an osteotomy to form the cranial bone cover having a first transverse face between the internal and external surface of the cranial bone cover and a second transverse face between the internal and external surface of the surrounding cranial bone; providing a first fastening portion having a first inner face and a first outer face; providing a second fastening portion having a second inner face and a second outer face; providing an elongated member extending from the first fastening portion having a sidewall with a plurality of radially extending projections extending from at least a portion of the sidewall; positioning the first inner face of the first fastening portion relative to the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone; using a surgical instrument to adjustably position the second fastening portion relative to the first fastening portion by allowing the radially extending projections on the sidewall of the elongated member to engage the second fastening portion; and engaging the Internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone with the first inner face of the first fastening portion and the second inner face of the second fastening portion to fix the first transverse face of the cranial bone cover in apposition with the second transverse face of the surrounding cranial bone and position the internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover substantially co-planar with the internal and external surfaces of the surrounding cranial bone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
272 words
A method of holding internal and external surfaces of a cranial bone cover relative to internal and external surfaces of surrounding cranial bone, said method comprising: performing an osteotomy to form the cranial bone cover having a first transverse face between the internal and external surface of the cranial bone cover and a second transverse face between the internal and external surface of the surrounding cranial bone; providing a first fastening portion having a first inner face and a first outer face; providing a second fastening portion having a second inner face and a second outer face; providing an elongated member extending from the first fastening portion having a sidewall with a plurality of radially extending projections extending from at least a portion of the sidewall; positioning the first inner face of the first fastening portion relative to the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone; using a surgical instrument to adjustably position the second fastening portion relative to the first fastening portion by allowing the radially extending projections on the sidewall of the elongated member to engage the second fastening portion; and engaging the Internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone with the first inner face of the first fastening portion and the second inner face of the second fastening portion to fix the first transverse face of the cranial bone cover in apposition with the second transverse face of the surrounding cranial bone and position the internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover substantially co-planar with the internal and external surfaces of the surrounding cranial bone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as defined in claim 1 further comprising providing a plurality of barbs extending from the first fastening portion and engaging the plurality of barbs relative to the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as defined in claim 1 further comprising providing a plurality of first fastening portions having different sizes and a plurality of second fastening portions having different sizes and selecting an appropriately sized first fastening portion and a second fastening portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein the radially extending projections extend from at least a portion of an internal sidewall of a cylindrical collar and the second fastening portion is provided with a threaded stud extending from the second fastening portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as defined in claim 4 wherein the second fastening portion is adjustably positioned relative to the first fastening portion by threadably engaging the threaded stud with the cylindrical collar.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said first fastening portion and said second fastening portion are formed from a biocompatible material selected from a group consisting of stainless steel, titanium alloy, titanium, polyglycolic acid, silicon rubber, teflon and nylon.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein only one of said first fastening portion and said second fastening portion includes a plurality of barbs extending from said fastening portion.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said first fastening portion is a first circular disk and said second fastening portion is a second circular disk.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as defined in claim 8 wherein said second outer face of said second fastening portion is a convex outer face.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said first fastening portion and said second fastening portion are formed from a biocompatible material selected from a group consisting of stainless steel, titanium alloy, titanium, polyglycolic acid, silicon rubber, teflon and nylon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said surgical instrument adjustably positions said second fastening portion relative to said first fastening portion with said elongated member, whereby said elongated member prohibits axial displacement of said first fastening portion relative to said second fastening portion after said surgical instrument adjustably positions said second fastening portion relative to said first fastening portion.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method as defined in claim 11 wherein said surgical instrument is operable to engage a recess formed in said second fastening portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as defined in claim 12 wherein said surgical instrument is selected from a group consisting of an Allen wrench and a screw driver.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said elongated member is integral with said first fastening portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said first fastening portion Includes a plurality of barbs having sharp tips operable to engage the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone to substantially prohibit rotation of said first fastening portion relative to the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as defined in claim 15 wherein said plurality of barbs are circumferentially spaced about said first fastening portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said radially extending projections extend from at least a portion of an internal sidewall of a cylindrical collar.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said radially extending projections extend from at least a portion of an outer sidewall of a cylindrical stud.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as defined in claim 1 wherein said second fastening portion includes a second elongated member extending from said second fastening portion, said second elongated member operable to engage said elongated member extending from said first fastening portion.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
284 words
A method of holding internal and external surfaces of a cranial bone cover relative to internal and external surfaces of surrounding cranial bone, said method comprising; performing an osteotomy to form the cranial bone cover having a first transverse fare between the internal and external surface of the cranial bone cover and a second transverse face between the internal and external surface of the surrounding cranial bone; providing a first fastening portion having a first inner face and a first outer face; providing a second fastening portion having a second inner face and a second outer face; providing an elongated member extending from the first fastening portion; positioning the first inner face of the first fastening portion relative to the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone; adjustably positioning the second fastening portion relative to the first fastening portion by engaging the elongated member with the second fastening portion; and engaging the internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone with the first inner face of the first fastening portion and the second inner face of the second fastening portion and flexing the first fastening portion to conform to the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone as the first fastening portion is brought into engagement with the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone to fix the first transverse face of the cranial bone cover in apposition with the second transverse face of the surrounding cranial bone and position the internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover substantially co-planar with the internal and external surfaces of the surrounding cranial bone.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
284 words
A method of holding internal and external surfaces of a cranial bone cover relative to internal and external surfaces of surrounding cranial bone, said method comprising; performing an osteotomy to form the cranial bone cover having a first transverse fare between the internal and external surface of the cranial bone cover and a second transverse face between the internal and external surface of the surrounding cranial bone; providing a first fastening portion having a first inner face and a first outer face; providing a second fastening portion having a second inner face and a second outer face; providing an elongated member extending from the first fastening portion; positioning the first inner face of the first fastening portion relative to the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone; adjustably positioning the second fastening portion relative to the first fastening portion by engaging the elongated member with the second fastening portion; and engaging the internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone with the first inner face of the first fastening portion and the second inner face of the second fastening portion and flexing the first fastening portion to conform to the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone as the first fastening portion is brought into engagement with the internal surfaces of the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone to fix the first transverse face of the cranial bone cover in apposition with the second transverse face of the surrounding cranial bone and position the internal and external surfaces of the cranial bone cover substantially co-planar with the internal and external surfaces of the surrounding cranial bone.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said elongated member includes a plurality of radially extending projections extending from at least a portion of a sidewall of said elongated member, said second fastening member operable to engage said radially extending projections.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 21 wherein said radially extending projections extend from at least a portion of an internal sidewall of a cylindrical collar.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 21 wherein said radially extending projections extend from at least a portion of an outer sidewall of a cylindrical stud.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said first fastening portion includes a plurality of barbs extending from said first fastening portion, said plurality of barbs operable to engage the cranial bone cover and the surrounding cranial bone.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as defined in claim 24 wherein said plurality of barbs taper to sharp tips and are integral with said first fastening portion.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as defined in claim 25 wherein said plurality of barbs are circumferentially spaced about said first fastening portion.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said elongated member includes a sidewall with radially extending projections extending from at least a portion of said sidewall, whereby said second fastening portion is operable to engage said radially extending projections on said sidewall of said elongated member to permit adjustable positioning of said first fastening portion relative to said second fastening portion.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 27 wherein said radially extending projections extend from at least a portion of an internal sidewall of a cylindrical collar.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method as defined in claim 27 wherein said radially extending projections extend from at least a portion of an outer sidewall of a cylindrical stud.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said second fastening portion includes a second elongated member extending from said second fastening portion, said second elongated member operable to engage said elongated member extending from said first fastening portion.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein only one of said first fastening portion and said second fastening portion includes a plurality of barbs extending from said fastening portion.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said first fastening portion and said second fastening portion are each formed as a circular disk with said second outer face of said second fastening portion having a convex outer face.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said first fastening portion and said second fastening portion are formed from a biocompatible material selected from a group consisting of stainless steel, titanium alloy, titanium, polyglycolic acid, silicon rubber, teflon and nylon.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said elongated member is integral with said first fastening portion.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said first fastening member and said second fastening member are formed from a biocompatible material selected from a group consisting of stainless steel, titanium alloy, titanium, polyglycolic acid, silicon rubber, teflon and nylon.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method as defined in claim 20 wherein said first fastening member and said second fastening member are each formed as a circular disk with second outer face of said second fastening member having a convex outer face.
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