Flat Shaft Fasteners
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1. An expanding fastener, comprising:
- i) two walls configured to be inserted in a bore in a bone, said two walls including;
one first wall having at least one first flat planar wall portion; and
one second wall, andii) a shaft having one flat planar shaft portion configured to slide along said one first flat planar wall portion, said shaft further having a shape configured to cause radial outward movement of at least one of said two walls during said sliding.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an expanding fastener. The expanding fastener includes two walls configured to be inserted in a bore in a bone, said two walls include: one first wall having at least one first flat planar wall portion, and one second wall. The expanding fastener further including a shaft having one flat planar shaft portion configured to slide along said one first flat planar wall portion, said shaft further having a shape configured to cause radial outward movement of at least one of said two walls during said sliding.
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1. An expanding fastener, comprising:
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i) two walls configured to be inserted in a bore in a bone, said two walls including; one first wall having at least one first flat planar wall portion; and one second wall, and ii) a shaft having one flat planar shaft portion configured to slide along said one first flat planar wall portion, said shaft further having a shape configured to cause radial outward movement of at least one of said two walls during said sliding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for compressing an in vivo tissue, the method comprising:
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a) boring a bore through a surface of an in vivo tissue; b) positioning at least two walls in said bore; c) linearly sliding a flat shaft between said at least two walls; and d) causing at least a portion of at least one of said at least two walls to move laterally outward and press against at least a portion of said bore.
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18. A fastening device, comprising:
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a first spine spaced a distance from a second spine; said first spine having at least one first transverse rib extending toward said second spine, said second spine having at least one second transverse rib extending toward said first spine and spaced a distance from said at least one first rib; and an elongate insertion member insertable into said space between said first spine and said second spine, thereby expanding said first and second spines laterally outwardly.
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