US6517541B1
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Axial intramedullary screw for the osteosynthesis of long bones
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1999-12-22
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Granted: 2003-02-11
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Expires: 2019-12-22
Abstract
Abstract An axial intramedullary screw having a straight cylindrical outer surface for the operative treatment of long bones, the screw having two tips and a screw thread extending between the tips. At each of the tips there is a connection portion for screwdriver. The screw thread is used for cutting into the cortical bone of the medullary canal and due to the screwdriver connection at both ends it can be driven from either end through the cortical bone. This allows a method to be used in which the screw is threaded into one portion of a bone fragment and then after connecting a further bone fragment at the fracture site, screwed in a different direction into that further fragment. The screw also includes a transverse screw hole at one or both ends for the passage of an interlocking transverse screw therethrough.
Inventors
- 👤 Nenad Sesic
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/72; A61B17/7216; A61B17/7225; A61B17/7233; A61B17/725; A61B17/7291
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
Axial intramedullary screw for the operative treatment of fracture of long bones in human or veterinary bone surgery, wherein said screw comprises two tips and an outer surface, said outer surface being provided with a screw thread extending along substantially its entire length, and wherein said screw comprises, at each of said tips, a connection portion for a screwdriver.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
Axial intramedullary screw for the operative treatment of fracture of long bones in human or veterinary bone surgery, wherein said screw comprises two tips and an outer surface, said outer surface being provided with a screw thread extending along substantially its entire length, and wherein said screw comprises, at each of said tips, a connection portion for a screwdriver.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 1 , wherein said connection portion at said tips is selected among the shapes of imbus—sextant, transverse or cruciate connection, Phillips or Torx.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 1 , wherein self-tapping tips are provided at each tip thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 1 , wherein said screw is hollow centrally along its entire length, said hollow centre having a dimension between 0.5 mm and 10 mm for the purpose of guiding Kirschner wires or wire cord.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 1 , wherein said screw is substantially solid between the connection portions at its tips.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 1 , wherein at least one transverse hole is provided in said screw.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 6 , wherein a plurality of transverse holes are provided in said screw.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 7 , wherein said screw has a longitudinal axis, said transverse holes being arranged at different angles with respect to said longitudinal axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 6 , wherein said at least one transverse hole is cylindrical.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 6 , wherein said at least one transverse hole is conical.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 9 , wherein said at least one transverse hole is threaded.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 11 , wherein said at least one transverse hole is further provided with a conical non-threaded portion at the start of said hole for receiving a conical portion of a transverse screw.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
68 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 1 , wherein said screw is formed by two-fold or three-folded threaded modular sections, each of said modular sections being joined to an adjacent section by means of conical mating portions, said conical mating portions being further provided with a conical transverse hole portion for receiving a portion of a conical interlocking transverse screw, so as to provide compression and rotation prevention.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A screw as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screw is made of stainless steel for bone implants ISO 58532/6 or ISO 5832/IV or 5832-8 or titanium ISO 5832-3.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A screw as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screw is made of resorptive material for bone implants.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
Axial intramedullary screw according to claim 1 , wherein said outer surface is substantially straight and cylindrical.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
129 words
Method of treating fractures in long bones in human or veterinary bone surgery, wherein said fracture comprises a first bone part with an intramedullary channel having a first fracture surface and at least one second bone part having a second fracture surface, the method comprising the steps of screwing a screw including a threaded outer surface in a first axial direction into and along said intramedullary channel whereby screw threads of said threaded outer surface cut into cortical bone, placing said first and said second fracture surfaces into a mating position, then screwing said screw in a second axial direction opposite to said first axial direction into said at least one second bone part to thereby join said first bone part and said at least one second bone part.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
129 words
Method of treating fractures in long bones in human or veterinary bone surgery, wherein said fracture comprises a first bone part with an intramedullary channel having a first fracture surface and at least one second bone part having a second fracture surface, the method comprising the steps of screwing a screw including a threaded outer surface in a first axial direction into and along said intramedullary channel whereby screw threads of said threaded outer surface cut into cortical bone, placing said first and said second fracture surfaces into a mating position, then screwing said screw in a second axial direction opposite to said first axial direction into said at least one second bone part to thereby join said first bone part and said at least one second bone part.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method according to claim 17 , wherein screwing in said second axial direction causes threads of said screw to cut into cortical bone of said at least one second bone part.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
Method according to claim 17 , wherein said screw has a longitudinal axis and wherein transverse screws are passed through an outer surface of at least one of said bone parts into bored holes extending transversely through said longitudinal axis.
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