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Osteosynthetic force transmitting member
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-11-21
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Granted: 1997-08-05
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Expires: 2014-11-21
Abstract
Abstract An osteosynthetic member, such as a bone screw, is provided with a weakened zone which breaks in response to the application of excessive bending, shearing and/or other stresses. The location of the weakened zone is selected in such a way that it is spaced apart from a bone into which an externally threaded section of the member extends. This ensures that the protruding part of the externally threaded section can be engaged by pliers, by a screwdriver or another suitable tool to withdraw the externally threaded section from the bone.
Inventors
- 👤 Anton Harle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/56; A61B17/58; A61B17/68; A61B17/70; A61B17/7001; A61B17/7002; A61B17/7041; A61B17/80; A61B17/84; A61B17/86; A61B17/8625; A61B17/701; A61B90/00; A61B90/03; A61B2090/037
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An osteosynthetic force transmitting member comprising a first section arranged to force-lockingly engage a bone; a second section including means for coupling the force transmitting member to an osteosynthetic accessory; and an intermediate section disposed between said first and second sections and constituting a part of the force transmitting member weaker than adjacent portions of the first and second sections so that such intermediate section is more likely to break under overload conditions than said first and second sections in response to the application of forces to the force transmitting member, said intermediate section including first and second components which are of one piece with said first and second sections, respectively, and which establish between themselves a breakage zone said first component being accessible upon breakage of the force transmitting member at said breakage zone for direct engagement by a displacing tool serving to move said first section relative to the bone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An osteosynthetic force transmitting member comprising a first section arranged to force-lockingly engage a bone; a second section including means for coupling the force transmitting member to an osteosynthetic accessory; and an intermediate section disposed between said first and second sections and constituting a part of the force transmitting member weaker than adjacent portions of the first and second sections so that such intermediate section is more likely to break under overload conditions than said first and second sections in response to the application of forces to the force transmitting member, said intermediate section including first and second components which are of one piece with said first and second sections, respectively, and which establish between themselves a breakage zone said first component being accessible upon breakage of the force transmitting member at said breakage zone for direct engagement by a displacing tool serving to move said first section relative to the bone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said first section includes means for anchoring the first section in a bone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The force transmitting member of claim 2, wherein said anchoring means includes external projections provided on said first section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said sections together constitute a cavity-forming surgical implement and said first section is arranged to penetrate into a bone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said second section includes a profiled motion transmitting part which is engageable by a tool serving to effect a movement of said first section relative to a bone in the absence of breakage of said intermediate section.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said first component of said intermediate section has a surface configurated and positioned to receive and to transmit pressure to said first section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
76 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said second section includes a first profiled motion transmitting part which is engageable by a tool serving to effect a movement of said first section relative to a bone in the absence of breakage of said intermediate section, said first component of said intermediate section including a second profiled motion transmitting part which is directly engageable by the displacing tool at least upon breakage of said intermediate section.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The force transmitting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said profiled parts has a cross-sectional outline departing from a circular outline.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The force transmitting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said profiled parts has an external profile departing from a circular profile.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The force transmitting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said profiled parts has an internal profile departing from a circular profile.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
The force transmitting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said profiled parts includes a plurality of different portions engageable by tools serving to move the respective section relative to a bone which is form-lockingly engaged by said first section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The force transmitting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said profiled parts has a substantially conical surface.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The force transmitting member of claim 7, wherein at least one of said profiled parts has a substantially spherical surface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of said intermediate section has a cross section smaller than the cross sections of neighboring portions of said first and second sections.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second sections comprises a plurality of discrete elements.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein at least said first section has an external thread.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said first section includes a first portion having a first cross section and a second portion having a greater second cross section and being adjacent said first component of said intermediate section.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The force transmitting member of claim 17, wherein said second portion of said first section has a substantially conical, spherical or spheroidal outline.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
29 words
The force transmitting member of claim 17, wherein said first section further includes a transition zone disposed between said first and second portions and having a smoothly curved outline.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The force transmitting member of claim 17, wherein said first section includes a thread having a root diameter and a major diameter, at least one of said diameters increasing toward sad intermediate section.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
46 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said first component of said intermediate section has a first cross section and said first section has a portion of one piece with and having a second cross section larger than the cross section of said first component.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said intermediate section has a polygonal outline.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said first section has a profiled surface adjacent said first component of said intermediate section.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
15 words
The force transmitting member of claim 1, wherein said second section has an external thread.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
157 words
An elongated osteosynthetic force transmitting member including a first end section engageable with a bone, a second end section engageable by a displacing tool to move said first end section relative to the bone, and an intermediate section having a first component of one piece with said first end section and a second component of one piece with said second end section and with said first component, said intermediate section further having a weakened portion disposed between said first and second components and being less resistant to breakage than the adjacent portions of said end sections and said first and second components, said first component of said intermediate section being configurated and dimensioned to be accessible to and to be engageable by an implement for the purpose of moving said first end section relative to a bone while said first end section engages such bone and subsequent to breakage of said weakened portion of said intermediate section.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
157 words
An elongated osteosynthetic force transmitting member including a first end section engageable with a bone, a second end section engageable by a displacing tool to move said first end section relative to the bone, and an intermediate section having a first component of one piece with said first end section and a second component of one piece with said second end section and with said first component, said intermediate section further having a weakened portion disposed between said first and second components and being less resistant to breakage than the adjacent portions of said end sections and said first and second components, said first component of said intermediate section being configurated and dimensioned to be accessible to and to be engageable by an implement for the purpose of moving said first end section relative to a bone while said first end section engages such bone and subsequent to breakage of said weakened portion of said intermediate section.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2004-08-04 | 2005-02-03 | 2005-08-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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