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Patent Inventor Names
Harry C. Smith, Jr.0
Randall J. Huebner0
Date of Patent
December 6, 2011
0Patent Application Number
113293680
Date Filed
January 9, 2006
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Patent abstract
A method of fusing a joint between two bones, comprising boring a hole through one of the bones across the joint therebetween and into the other bone, placing the leading end of a screw into the hole, where the screw has a threaded region having a pitch that is larger toward a leading end of the screw and smaller toward a trailing end of the screw, and driving the screw into the bone until the threaded region spans the joint.
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