Bone anchor prosthesis and system
First Claim
1. A bone implant system to connect bone and/or cartilage to a support system comprising a set of head-pieces and a screw, nail or post having a head and lower portion, said set of head-pieces including a plurality of head-pieces, each of said head-pieces including a head-piece connector having a substantially similar configuration, a plurality of said head-pieces in said set of head-pieces having a differently configured upper portion designed to connect to differing components of said support system, said head including a head connector designed to connect to said head-piece connector of each of said head-pieces in said set of head-pieces.
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Abstract
A prosthetic screw system that includes a prosthetic screw for at least partial insertion into a bone and/or cartilage. The prosthetic screw includes a head and a lower portion connected to the head. The prosthetic screw system also includes a set of head-pieces that can be connected to the head of the prosthetic screw. The head-pieces have differing configurations that are designed to be connected to different types of components of a prosthetic system. The universal connection arrangement between the prosthetic screw and the set of head-pieces enables the prosthetic screw to be customized for connection with a variety of components of a prosthetic system. The head-pieces can alternatively or additionally include a mechanical and/or electrical mechanism that provides one or more substances (e.g., medicine and/or other biological agent, etc.) and/or electrostimulation to a surgical site.
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53 Claims
- 1. A bone implant system to connect bone and/or cartilage to a support system comprising a set of head-pieces and a screw, nail or post having a head and lower portion, said set of head-pieces including a plurality of head-pieces, each of said head-pieces including a head-piece connector having a substantially similar configuration, a plurality of said head-pieces in said set of head-pieces having a differently configured upper portion designed to connect to differing components of said support system, said head including a head connector designed to connect to said head-piece connector of each of said head-pieces in said set of head-pieces.
- 15. A set of head-pieces for use in a bone implant system, said set of head-pieces including a plurality of differently shaped head-pieces, each of said head-pieces designed to be connected to a screw, nail, post or combinations thereof, each of said head-pieces having a differently configured upper portion designed to connect to differing components of said support system and a uniform head-piece connector designed to connect to the head of the same screw, nail or post.
- 25. A bone implant system to connect bone and/or cartilage to a support system comprising a head-piece and a screw, nail or post having a head and lower portion, said head-piece including a head-piece connector and an upper portion designed to connect to at least one component of said support system, said head including a head connector designed to connect to said head-piece connector, said head-piece and said screw, nail or post including a marking to indicate that said head-piece and said screw, nail or post belong to the same family or type.
- 38. A head-piece for use in a bone implant system, said head-piece designed to be connected to a screw, nail, post or combinations thereof, said head-piece having an upper portion designed to connect to at least one component of a support system and a head-piece connector designed to connect to the head of a screw, nail or post, said head-piece including a marking to indicate that said head-piece belongs to a family or type for use with the same family or type of screw, nail or post.
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47. A method of at least partially inserting a connector into a bone and/or cartilage comprising:
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a) selecting a connector belonging to a particular family, said connector including a bone screw, nail or post having a head and a lower portion connected to the head, said head including at least one head connector;
b) selecting a head-piece belonging to the same family as said connector, said head-piece including a bottom portion and an upper portion, said bottom portion including a head-piece connector;
c) at least partially inserting said connector into said bone and/or cartilage;
d) connecting said connector to said head-piece by said head connector and said head-piece connector; and
,e) securing a component of a support system to said upper portion of said head-piece. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A method of at least partially inserting a connector into a bone and/or cartilage comprising:
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a) selecting a connector belonging to a particular family, said connector including a bone screw, nail or post having a head and a lower portion connected to the head;
b) selecting a sleeve that includes a cavity designed to at least partially telescopically receive said lower portion of said connector;
c) forming an opening in said bone and/or cartilage;
d) at least partially inserting said sleeve into an opening in the bone and/or cartilage inserting a sleeve into said opening in said bone and/or cartilage; and
,e) at least partially inserting said lower portion of said connector into said cavity of said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53)
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