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Distraction screw for skeletal surgery and method of use

  • US 20040133207A1
  • Filed: 10/10/2003
  • Published: 07/08/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A distraction screw adaptable for surgical work on a mammalian bone structure, comprising:

  • (a) a proximal segment having an elongated body with an internal bore extending through the length of the elongated body;

    (b) a deployable member disposed within the internal bore of the elongated body and adapted to be retractably deployed outside the internal bore; and

    (c) a distal segment including a head portion and a threaded shank portion and being detachably coupled to the elongated body and engageable with the proximal segment for implantation onto the bone structure.

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